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Settling with a collection agency will hurt your credit. Unfortunately, it can even hurt your score by updating the Date Of Last Activity (or DOLA). It can also re-start the clock on the Statute Of Limitations (or SOL), which is the period of time the collector has to take legal action against you.
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