Letter Foreclosure

You have the right to force the debt collector to prove you owe the money. 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.

For the name and contact information of the original creditor. why the collector believes you own the debt in the first place. for a record of all owners of the debt. the amount and age of the debt (including an account number if you're able). under what authority the collector has to collect.

This is important: You have just 30 days to respond to a debt validation letter. If you don't dispute the debt within 30 days, the debt is assumed valid. That means the debt collector can continue to contact you. You can send a dispute after 30 days.

Like the credit bureaus, the collection agency has 30 days to investigate and respond to your dispute. Most disputes dealing with removing inaccurate information get resolved smoothly. Make sure you follow the steps and provide all the necessary documentation to back your claim.

Under the FDCPA, a debt collector must respond to a request for a debt validation letter. If they don't, they're in violation of the act. You can report them to your state's attorney general, the FTC or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). You can also sue for up to $1,000, plus damages.

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Validation Letter The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive collection practices by debt collectors and collection agencies.

It is the purpose of this subchapter to eliminate abusive debt collection practices by debt collectors, to insure that those debt collectors who refrain from using abusive debt collection practices are not competitively disadvantaged, and to promote consistent State action to protect consumers against debt collection

If the collector completely fails to respond to the validation letter, again they have 30 days to do so, then legally they must cease collection efforts, and remove negative items placed by them on your credit report.That way, you can have the items removed by contacting the credit bureaus.

A statement that if you write to dispute the debt or request more information within 30 days, the debt collector will verify the debt by mail. A statement that if you request information about the original creditor within 30 days, the collector must provide it.