You cannot remove accurate late payments from your credit report. However, you do have the right to dispute inaccurate late payments and have them removed from your credit report. There are several steps you can take to try to identify and remove inaccurate late payments from your credit reports.
Unfortunately, my circumstances are unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future and I have no assets to sell to help clear my debt. I am therefore asking you to consider writing off my debt as I can see no way of ever repaying it. If you are unable to agree to this, please explain your reasons.
The borrower can apply for debt forgiveness on compassionate grounds by writing about the financial difficulties and requesting the creditor to cancel the debt amount.
To get a payoff letter, ask your lender for an official payoff statement. Call or write to customer service or make the request online. While logged into your account, look for options to request or calculate a payoff amount, and provide details such as your desired payoff date.
I am requesting financial hardship assistance with my (account type; mortgage or credit card, for example) account." Detail your hardship. In a straightforward manner, explain what caused your current financial struggles, whether it is a job loss, divorce, medical emergency or another unexpected hardship.
When you write the hardship letter, don't include anything that would hurt your situation. Here are some examples of things you shouldn't say in the letter: Don't say that your situation is your lender's fault or that their employees are jerks. Don't state that things will likely turn around for you.