Send your letter by certified mail with “return receipt requested,” so you can document that the business got it. Keep your originals. Include copies of the documents that support your request and save copies for your files.
Disputes can be sent to the furnisher's address included on your consumer report or to an address specified by the furnisher for receiving credit reporting disputes. Furnishers generally must investigate and respond to your dispute within 30 days of when they receive the dispute.
You can also call or write the credit bureaus. Most credit experts will recommend writing the bureaus directly, so you can tell your side of the story and provide documented evidence, especially if you have a unique issue or complicated case to plead.
Here are the mailing addresses for each credit bureau: Equifax. P.O. Box 7404256. Atlanta, GA 30374-0256. Experian. Dispute Department. P.O. Box 9701. Allen, TX 75013. TransUnion. Consumer Solutions. P.O. Box 2000. Chester, PA 19022-2000.
Please send your statement in writing to Equifax, along with your name, address, date of birth and phone number. You will also need to provide photocopies of two valid pieces of identification. If you have the Equifax Unique Number from your credit report, that is also helpful. Equifax Canada Co.
If you need to dispute information with the credit bureaus, the fastest way to do so is online. You'll need to file a dispute separately with each credit bureau. You can file a dispute on the following sites: Equifax: .myequifax.
It doesn't really matter whether you send it certified or not the purpose of sending it certified orMoreIt doesn't really matter whether you send it certified or not the purpose of sending it certified or registered mail is just to let you know that the credit bureaus did receive the letter in the mail.
Your letter should identify each item you dispute, state the facts, explain why you dispute the information, and ask that the business that supplied the information take action to have it removed or corrected. You may want to enclose a copy of your report with the item(s) in question circled.
The 609 loophole the 609 loophole is a section of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. That says that ifMoreThe 609 loophole the 609 loophole is a section of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. That says that if something is incorrect. On your credit report you have the right to write a letter at disputing it