What constitutes proper validation of debt in response to a consumer DV letter has been the subject of many court decisions. The bare bones requiremnt of FDCPA 809(b) is only that the CA verifies the debt. Verification is not defined in the statute. The only additional requirment is that, if the consumer requests it, the name and address of the original creditor.
Some district court decisions have gone a bit farther, holding that verification requires, as a matter of judicial holding, a statement of at least the amount of the debt, and in some cases, a showing of documents establishing the OC account and the authority of the CA to collect on behalf of the OC. But district court decisons do not become legal precedent until decided at the appellant court level, and then only within that judicial district. So if you are requiring the CA to do more than provide a simple statment of verification, you will be in for a legal fight.
