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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.
Last Updated: May 15, 2015. If you have a collection on your credit report, it is likely severely affecting your credit score. Even though debt collections will affect your credit less as they get older, the entries will remain on your credit report for seven years for future lenders to see.