If I sent a debt validation letter to a collections agency and it immediately put a derogatory remark on my credit score, what can i do?
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If I sent a debt validation letter to a collections agency and it immediately put a derogatory remark on my credit score, what can i do?
I was told it was illegal to report for 30 days after receipt of the letter.
Asked on October 25, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, North Carolina
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
This is where your initiative is going to help you. Don't worry about what is legal or illegal or with or against the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. You need to get a free credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies (you get one free from each per year). Download or log in and you can dispute directly on the site. Now the credit reporting agency will have to investigate. You sit back on that one. If you have evidence of no debt, send that as well. Then, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the State Attorney General. That ought to get the ball rolling.
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