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When does an item drop off your credit report?

What factors ensure that an item drops off your credit report?

As an example, I have a default from 2006 on a credit card that has now been deemed unenforcable by the DCA and has been returned to the lender.
  • Would this drop off in 2012?
  • Would it drop off even though in reality it has never been settled?
  • Does the balance have to be zero or marked as settled for it to drop off?
  • Would it drop off from the date of my last payment in 2008?

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  • fermi
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    AndyLGR wrote: »
    What factors ensure that an item drops off your credit report?

    As an example, I have a default from 2006 on a credit card that has now been deemed unenforcable by the DCA and has been returned to the lender.
    • Would this drop off in 2012? Yes.
    • Would it drop off even though in reality it has never been settled? Yes.
    • Does the balance have to be zero or marked as settled for it to drop off? No.
    • Would it drop off 6 years from the date of my last payment in 2008? No.

    Hope that helps. :)
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