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Accounts with delinquent payments stick around on your credit report for up to seven years. Exceptions are bankruptcies and unpaid tax liens, which can stay on your credit report for up to 10 and seven years, respectively. Timing Is Everything. The seven-year clock starts ticking on the date the balance due became delinquent.
Collection accounts (including medical bills that go to collection) can only be reported for 7 years and 180 days from the date you fell behind on the original bill. After that time they must not be reported. As long as the collection agency has accurately reported the date, this will happen automatically. The only way they can affect your credit longer than that is if they sue you and get a judgment against you.