If you have Social Security credits in both the United States and Canada, you may be eligible for benefits from one or both countries. If you meet all the basic requirements under one countryâs system, you will get a regular benefit from that country.
Settled accounts are potentially negative and remain for seven years. Settled accounts stay on your credit report for seven years. Settling an account for less than the full balance owed is considered potentially negative because you did not repay the entire debt as agreed under the original contract.
There are timeframes for how long different types of information may remain on your credit report. 1  Negative information, such as late payments or collections, stay on your credit report for approximately seven years, as do most other types of negative information, including judgments and paid tax liens. Bankruptcies and upaid tax liens can stay on your credit report for up to 10 years. Positive information generally remains on your credit report for a longer period of time. Credit accounts that you pay as agreed may stay on your credit report for up to 10 years from the last update we receive from the lender.