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Five-year search window, then purge. Early exit is a bank removal answer. Filter the claim. No entity-swap tips.
| Claim | Reality | Get in writing | Do not |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATCH drops after one year | Public rule is about five years searchable, then purge | Add date from the acquiring bank | Invent a shorter purge from a forum |
| Waiting five years is the same as a removal request | No. Waiting is the purge clock. Removal is a written bank answer on the 30-day path | Whether you already sent a removal request | Skip the letter and hope the date ages off |
| I can clear MATCH with a new LLC | No. That is not a removal path here. Principals still surface in underwriting | N/A — do not pursue entity swaps on this page | Form a shell to hide a listing |
| The ISO can purge me from MATCH | MATCH is member-to-member. The acquiring / sponsor bank answers | Legal bank name that holds the seat | Stop after a reseller says they ‘cleared’ you |
| I can look myself up and confirm the date | No. There is no public merchant search. Write the bank | Listing ICA, reason code, add date from the bank reply | Trust a third-party ‘MATCH check’ site |
| This page is the letter checklist | No. How to ask is the MATCH letter page. This map is duration and paths only | N/A — open the letter checklist when you are ready to send | Skip ICA and clocks because you ‘know the five-year rule’ |
Filter the claim. Public searchability is about five years. Early exit is a written bank removal answer. Waiting is not the 30-day plan. No entity-swap tips on this map.
Pairing procedure: MATCH lasts five years unless the acquirer removes you. Topic: MIDs.
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