Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
Account Deliquencies
I obtained a free copy of my credit reoport how long does negative information stay on a counsumers credit file? My creditors removed negative information eariler is that legal?
Asked on 6/24/03, 12:08 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Koenen
Koenen & Tokunaga, P.C.
Re: Account Deliquencies
Negative information can stay on for 7 years (10 for a bankruptcy).
If they have removed the information from your credit report early, consider yourself to be lucky.
Answered on 6/24/03, 7:01 pm