How do I get an incorrect collection removed from my credit report?

To remove the collection account from your credit report early, you can ask a company for a goodwill deletion, but there's no guarantee you'll receive forgiveness. If you have a collection account on your report that's inaccurate or incomplete, dispute it with each credit bureau that lists it on your credit report.

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California Letter Informing Debt Collector of False or Misleading Misrepresentations in Collection Activities - Communicating or Threatening to Communicate to any Person False Credit Information, Including the Failure to Communicate that a Debt is Disputed

Q: Can I sue for false credit reporting?

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (15 U.S.C. 1681 and following), you may sue a credit reporting agency for negligent or willful noncompliance with the law within two years after you discover the harmful behavior or within five years after the harmful behavior occurs, whichever is sooner.

Q: How do I dispute an inaccurate collection?

You can file your dispute through the credit bureaus&#039; website, over the phone or by mail. The easiest and fastest way is to do it online. Whichever route you go, you will have to provide personal information, a description of the information that needs to be corrected, and documentation to back your claim.

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Collections - Fair Debt Practices Act

State:

Multi-State

Control #:

US-DCPA-19.14BG

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Section 807 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1692e, provides, in part, as follows: "A debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following conduct is a violation of this section:

"(8) Communicating or threatening to communicate to any person credit information which is known or which should be known to be false, including the failure to communicate that a disputed debt is disputed."

California Letter Informing Debt Collector of False or Misleading Misrepresentations in Collection Activities

California Letter Informing Debt Collector of False or Misleading Misrepresentations in Collection Activities - Communicating or Threatening to Communicate to any Person False Credit Information, Including the Failure to Communicate that a Debt is Disputed

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