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Anonymous
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Dispute Negative item multiple times?

I recently diputed a negative Char-Off on my credit reports. The accoutn was removed from both Trans Union and Experian. But it remained in Equifax. Is there any harm in disputing it again with Equifax?

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Hokies2379
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@Anonymous wrote:

I recently diputed a negative Char-Off on my credit reports. The accoutn was removed from both Trans Union and Experian. But it remained in Equifax. Is there any harm in disputing it again with Equifax?


I've disputed my only negative (paid collection) on the only bureau (Equifax) every single month for the last 11.  So, I don't necessarily see any harm. At this point I'm  just hoping someone will get tired of it. I also email the company weekly, on Fridays, asking them to, essentially, stop verifying it. 

 

It hasn't gotten me anywhere, positively or negatively.

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gdale6
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Re: Dispute Negative item multiple times?

If the reporting of the item is correct then we cannot advocate you dispute it as it would violate the credit repair guidelines of myFico. If there is a discrepancy in the reporting then you can dispute that problem.

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RobertEG
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Re: Dispute Negative item multiple times?

The FCRA permits the dismissal of any dispute that is substantially the same as a prior dispute without any requirment to investigate or treat the dispute on the merits.

In the language of the FCRA, the dispute is dismissed as "frivolous or irrelevant."

 

However, if your renewed dispute includes new information not previously submitted, the dispute is not "substantially the same" and must be considered.

 

If one has simply re-submitted a dispute with no new information, it is possible that it wont be dismissed as "frivolous or irrelevant," but it clearly can.

That includes the submission of a direct dispute after a prior dispute via the CRA.

 

The next step after receiving an investigation of a dispute, if the consumer still disagrees, is to either submit a complaint to the CFPB or bring your own civil action for lack of an adequate investigation of the dispute.  FCRA 623(c).

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