A pay-for-delete agreement is a credit repair tactic that could help erase collection accounts from your credit report. It involves offering to settle your debt in exchange for the collection agency ...

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Your credit report is meant to be an accurate, detailed summary of your financial history — however, mistakes happen more often than you may think. Whether it’s accounts that don’t actually belong to ...