Re: Debt Validation
05-14-2007 07:35 AM
Would it be a bad idea to simply dispute the items via the online submittal to the CRAs just to see if they disappear that way first, then if the CRAs say they validated the debt begin to send the letters to the CAs? Do the CRAs demand the same proof as outlined in the link:
* Proof that the collection company owns the debt/or has been assigned the debt,
* Complete payment history, starting with the original creditor, and
* Copy of the original signed loan agreement or credit card application
Thanks for your help, it means a lot, sadly I probably will spend most of the work day reading now. Don't tell my boss!!
-Steve
Re: Debt Validation
05-14-2007 08:02 AM
Opinions do vary on the best way to dispute. I'm curious why you think there's no proof when you dispute online. You get an immediate confirmation of the dispute from the CRA which you can print out.
Quietman wrote:Scuba,Several suggestions, others may feel differently:1) NEVER dispute online with CRA's (waste of time, no proof)
Bartender, bring another round of FICOtinis please!
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Re: Debt Validation
05-14-2007 08:03 AM
Re: Debt Validation
[ Edited ]05-14-2007 08:17 AM - edited 09-06-2007 09:39 PM
Quietman,
Getting a collection deleted is always a win. Whether it comes about thru a letter or a raindance, the end result is the same. [BTW, I haven't tried a raindance so I have no idea whether it will or won't work.]
However, DVing is a more complex issue. A lot of JDBs and CAs refuse to validate claiming that you sent a form letter. Well, there's nothing in the statutes that says a CA doesn't need to validate if they believe the consumer is using a form letter or a CRO. They still are required to validate.
If they don't validate and persist in collection efforts, that's a violation. Their first written notice must contain certain things, and if not then that's another violation.
This sort of leverage is often necessary to get TLs deleted that ain't yours or to negotiate a PFD for TLs that are yours.
Message Edited by Noah_Bodie on 09-06-2007 09:39 PM
