I have a chrage off for $7722 showing on my credit report. The loan was charged off over a year ago and now they just sent me an email saying that I owe them $9350 due to interest. When I called them to dispute the charge they would only offer a settlement of $6500 or monthly payments of $800 until it's paid off. Keep in mind this is the original creditor who has already charged off the debt. They told me that the loan has not been paid on in a year and a half that since I have other charge offs on my credit report (which he pulled on the phone with me and used as his arguement for not going lower) thats the best he could do. Any advice on my next steps? Are they allowed to pull your report without permission and use other information on it as leverage?