by dannyyaya » Sun Jan 06, 2013 09:51:55 AM
One thing you should keep in mind are your plans over the next while though. It may not be an isntant fix for your credit score to pay your old R9 off, but an unpaid R9 will essentially prevent you from doing anything requiring credit until they are removed. Credit score is a big factor so a lower score is going to limit your options no matter what, but your options with closed R9's and other wise good credit are MUCH better vs leaving unpaid R9s. For A lenders credit score may be that be-all-end-all decision maker, however, this isn't the case across the board, so that's just something to consider. If you're likely to need credit at some point before the R9 would fall off the bureau on its own, you may want to reconsider simply not paying...