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What is the current consensus on whether paying a collection agency leads to the removal of a hard inquiry from a business credit report?

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What is the current consensus on whether paying a collection agency leads to the removal of a hard inquiry from a business credit report?
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business credit report hard inquiry removal paying collection agency inquiry dispute permissible purpose Dun & Bradstreet Experian EquifaxGoogle ↗
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business credit bureau hard inquiry removal collection account pay for delete inquiry business credit reportGoogle ↗
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business credit report hard inquiry removal paying collection agency inquiry dispute permissible purpose Dun & Bradstreet Experian Equifax
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business credit bureau hard inquiry removal collection account pay for delete inquiry business credit report
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