How Collections Effect Your Credit Report

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How Collections Effect Your Credit Report

Collections happen as the results of late payments. There are two kinds of collections:

Those that have been sold to a third-party collection agency.
Those that have been turned over to an internal collection department. Either way, when they show up on your credit reports, your scores will suffer.

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