Pursuant to 15 USC 1692g (Sec. 809 of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act), a debtor is allowed to challenge the validity of a debt that a collection agency states you owe to the creditor they represent. Use this form letter requires that the agency verify that the debt is actually the alleged creditor's and owed by the alleged debtor.
Iowa Letter Requesting a Collection Agency to Validate a Debt that You Allegedly Owe a Creditor
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How to fill out Letter Requesting A Collection Agency To Validate A Debt That You Allegedly Owe A Creditor?
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Debt validation is your federal right granted under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). To request debt validation, you must send a written request to the debt collector within 30 days of being contacted by the collection agency.
Write and Mail a Letter State that you're requesting validation of the debt or removal of the debt from your credit report. Then mail the letter and request a return receipt so you have proof that you sent it and that the collection agency received it.
To request verification, send a letter to the collection agency stating that you dispute the validity of the debt and that you want documentation verifying the debt. Also, request the name and address of the original creditor.
I am requesting that you provide verification of this debt. Please send the following information: The name and address of the original creditor, the account number, and the amount owed. Verification that there is a valid basis for claiming I am required to pay the current amount owed.
You can submit a complaint via the FTC website under the link for consumer complaint. Contact each credit reporting agency and dispute the debt. You can do this via their websites. Notify them that you have failed to receive debt verification from the debt collector.
While a debt validation letter provides information about the debt the collection agency claims you owe, a verification letter must prove it. In other words, if the collection agency doesn't have enough evidence to prove you owe it, their hands may be tied.
The validation notice is meant to help you recognize whether the debt is yours and dispute the debt if it is not yours. The notice generally must include: A statement that the communication is from a debt collector. The name and mailing information of the debt collector and the consumer.
To request verification, send a letter to the collection agency stating that you dispute the validity of the debt and that you want documentation verifying the debt. Also, request the name and address of the original creditor.
The key is to be thorough in your request for debt verification. In your letter, ask for details on: Why the collector thinks you owe the debt: Ask who the original creditor is and request documentation that verifies you owe the debt, such as a copy of the original contract.
In dismissing a putative class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Court held that a debt collector may place the validation notice in the body of an email serving as the initial communication with the consumer without having to comply with the Electronic Signatures in Global Commerce Act (
