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.
Credit Accounts. 1  Accounts paid as agreed generally remain on your credit file for up to ten years from the date of last activity (DLA). 2  Accounts not paid as agreed generally remain on your credit file for seven years from the date the account first became past due, leading to the current not-paid status.ate payments typically stay on your credit report for 7 years, so if you missed the payment in 2007, it should be removed from your credit report in 2014. There are some exceptions though, so read our blog How Long Does A Late Payment Stay On My Credit Report for more details. Thanks for asking and come back again.