I had a XXXX XXXX XXXX with an outstanding and way overdue balance. When I received a large check from my employer upon my retirement several months ago ( XXXX 2015 ) I contacted XXXX in XXXX of 2015 and spoke with a young lady named XXXX XXXX in the Collections Department. I explained to her that I had come into some money and wanted to settle with XXXX as it is and was the only negative item on my credit report. She pulled up my account and said my outstanding balance was {$920.00} which included several layers of late charges and penalties. She gave me a figure of {$780.00} and explained that XXXX would accept that amount as payment in full for the debt. I immediately paid that amount through my credit union on line. I received a letter from XXXX on XXXX XXXX, 2015 stating that XXXX had received the payment on XXXX/XXXX/15. She also stated that the pertinent information would be sent to the reporting agencies to reflect my payment to close the account. Apparently this was n't done -- or not done properly because it is still affecting my credit score. Please look into this and see what can be done to alleviate the situation.