Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Massachusetts

The creditor should have filed the judgment as paid in full with the court-the court would be able to give you a copy upon request.

"Disposed, Statistical Purposes" only means the court closed the case, not that anything was paid.

Attorney Biando is correct, that the creditor should have reported your payment in full to the court. You can sue the creditor for slander and unfair trade practices, and you can initiate a Fair Credit Reporting Act dispute with the credit reporting agency, asking it to investigate with the creditor. The creditor might not bother to respond, so the Agency would then remove the report entry.

Good luck.

I second what my two esteemed colleagues said, but as another option - you may just be able to contact the creditor and ask them to file a satisfaction of judgment with the court (or at least send you a letter saying that it's been satisfied). If it was a reputable law office that represented the creditor, they may just go ahead and do it without giving you a hard time. That may be the fastest way, if you're applying for a mortgage.