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Collection Agencies are violating the law, if they report monthly, right?

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Re: Collection Agencies are violating the law, if they report monthly, right?

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RobertEG
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Re: Collection Agencies are violating the law, if they report monthly, right?

If any information previously reported has changed or is found to no longer be accuarate, FCRA 623(a)(2) requires that a furnisher must promptly update that information so as to maintain its current accuracy.  Interest accruals and/or payments result in changes in the current balance, and regular updates extend the reported period since initial delinquency, and thus can be argued to be mandated.

 

As such, a debt collector is more likely to violate the statute if they fail to provide updates than if they do.

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