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Once a debt has become statute-barred or prescribed it can't be restarted even if you make a payment to it. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) say that it's not fair for a creditor to keep asking you to pay a statute-barred or prescribed debt if you've told them you don't intend to pay it.

When settling an old debt, many people assume that it'll automatically be deleted from their credit report, but this is typically not the case. The account still gets reported ? despite your settlement payment ? unless you have a specific agreement with the creditor to delete the account.

A debt settlement, in other terms, is a debt reduction arrangement signed between a creditor and a borrower. A debt settlement agreement is basically a formal written agreement between a lender and a borrower for the full settlement of the borrower's debt, together with the amount of interest that will be paid.

Contents of a Debt Settlement Agreement Date of the agreement. Name and address of the creditor. Name and address of the debtor. Original loan amount and its date. Rate of interest. Due date of the loan. Final settlement amount. Signatures of both parties.

What Does a Debt Settlement Agreement Have To Include? The original creditor and/or debt collector's company name. Your full name. Your account number. The amount of the debt you owe. The settlement amount that was agreed upon.

If it's been a few months since you've paid off your account, contact your creditor and ask them to remove the settlement. As time goes by, delinquencies and settled accounts affect your credit score less and less. Eventually, after 7 years, they'll drop off your credit report entirely.