The number you are porting must be active with your current service provider. The port-in process typically takes a few hours to complete, but could take as long as 2 business days or longer for landlines. If your TracFone service remains inactive over 30 days, you will lose your telephone number.
Collections & Your Credit. As far as Daveâs credit reports are concerned, these debts canât be reported forever. Collection accounts may be reported for seven years plus 180 day s from the original date of delinquency â the date he first fell behind with the original creditor.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act is the federal law that spells, among other things, out how long negative information can remain on your credit report. The credit reporting time limit is seven years for most negative information. Certain types of negative information will stay on your credit report for longer than that. Delinquency information like late credit card payments and collections can be reported for seven years from the date of the delinquency.