From noncompact to compact: You must apply for licensure by endorsement in the new state of residency. Your individual state license issued by the noncompact state is not affected and will remain active if you maintain licensure and if so provided by the laws of the nonparty state.
It will remain on your credit report for seven years and 180 days after it was first reported late. Although paying the settlement is unlikely to affect your credit score, it will ensure that you are not sued. A judgment against you is an even worse blemish on your credit report than a collection.
According to the credit reporting agency Experian, this is how it works: The debt starts as a current, never late account. As you get behind on the payments, it is typically reported as being 30, 60, 90, and then 120 days late. At that point the creditor is likely to charge off the debt. Its status will be changed to âcharged offâ and âsold to collections.â âCharged offâ and âsold to collectionsâ are both considered a final status. Although the account is no longer active, it stays on your credit report.