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Pay-for-delete promises to erase collection debt from your credit report, but the results of this strategy can vary.

In this series, NerdWallet interviews people who have triumphed over debt. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Paying off debt isn’t always a linear journey. For Sonia Sears, a social ...

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