once I start disputing collections does that keep me from being able to come to an agreement with the original creditor if the accounts are verifiab

Bo, thank you so much for your informative web site. I now understand about "paid" and "paid in full and in good standing". I also used the contact information for Lex law firm. I am considering hiring them. My question is once I start disputing collections does that keep me from being able to come to an agreement with the original creditor if the accounts are verifiable? Also, if I do pay the original creditor what about the account the collection agency has? Is this now a false account as the original debt had been paid in full?
Thank you again for all the information almost every question I had has been answered. Any information you may have will be helpfull.
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collection normally mean they have been sold to the collections agency and the original creditor no longer owns the account. Unless you catch this one quick the collection agancy will have to be the contact for you. One thing is for sure though. If you do pay the origianl creditor and they take the monies they can authorize the removeal of the collection. The collection agancy might require a fee. I would pay anything resonable to have a collection removed totally.
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