CreditStrong for Business

JULY 29, 2024

When a consumer has an unpaid debt, the lender will generally conduct their own in-house collection efforts for approximately 30 to 60 days. If the debt remains unpaid for 90 days, most original creditors will forward the account to a third-party debt collection agency. Can You Remove Paid Collections From Your Credit Report?

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CreditStrong for Business

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Most utility payments will not appear on your credit report and will not affect your credit. Some services are available that will report utility bill payments, but some only report to one credit agency, and others charge a fee. Does Paying Utilities Build Credit? Most utility companies do not report payments.

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Due

APRIL 2, 2024

Life’s uncertainties—job loss, emergencies, foreclosures, bankruptcies—can severely damage credit. With a commitment to bouncing back, discipline, careful planning, concrete goals, and strategic choices, it is possible to recover from financial troubles and rebuild your credit status. Bad credit carries numerous disadvantages.

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CreditStrong for Business

JULY 24, 2024

It can be nail-biting to wait for your credit score to update after paying off debt. Especially if that bump in your score is helping you get approved for a new car loan, mortgage, or revolving credit account. In some cases, it can take up to two months for your credit score to reflect the payoff.

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Fundera

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

When a credit bureau computes your credit score, their job is to produce a number that estimates—given your past and current financial history—how likely you are to default on future debts. There are five notable components of a personal credit score. There are five notable components of a personal credit score.

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Fundera

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, if you still have several outstanding invoices or you’re waiting for payments to process through a credit card company, you might have more cash flowing out of the business than you do coming in—in which case, you’re cash flow negative. Be a Diligent Collector. Work on being a diligent collector.

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Fundera

JULY 7, 2018

And for a few more sales, you’re still waiting for payments to process through the credit card company—so that money hasn’t actually hit your business bank account. If you send an invoice to a client in June, but it isn’t paid in September, you’ll mark that as “collections on accounts receivable” in September.

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