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How Long Does a Charge-Off Stay on Your Credit Report? 

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Credit Karma describes charge-offs as unpaid debts that a creditor (lender) has “given up” trying to recover from the borrower. Here, lenders formally stop any direct debt collection efforts and often sell the old debt to third-party debt collectors or collections agency companies.