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The DV process is a debt collection practices matter under the FDCPA that imposes a cease collection bar on the debt collector if the DV request is sent within 30 days after receipt of the initial collection ("dunning") notice.
The cease collection bar then remains in effect until the debt collector chooses to send validation.
A timely DV does not impose any requirement for the debt collector to send validation, and thus sets no period for any response.
The debt collector can choose to simply cease further collection activities and never respond.
In the posted scenario, the debt collector would not be in violation by not having responded, but could be in violation by having continued collection activities after receipt of your timely DV request. Making a settlement offer while under a cease collection bar is a clear violation.
See FDCPA 809(b).
@Anonymous welcome to the forums! I see that you had 3 posts with the same topic. I've removed 2 of them, but left this one here in General Credit Topics. Cross-posting isn't needed here as we gets lots and lots of traffic, so hopefully someone (edit: like the awesome @RobertEG) will chime in with some advice soon. Thanks!