Debt validation forces the debt collection company to produce complete and accurate records that federal laws
require debt collection companies to maintain, and if they can't — all collection activities will stop.
See, federal laws
require debt collection companies to maintain certain documents and accurate information.
These laws and rules
require debt collection companies to maintain certain documents, accurate records, licensing and much more.
all of the complete documentation that laws
require debt collection companies to maintain, such as accounting records and the original agreement that you signed with your original credit card company.
Not exact matches
The
debt collection company will then need to prove that they have all of the legally
required and accurate information to collect on the
debt.
Debt validation is forcing a debt collection company to prove that the debt collection company is abiding by the federal laws such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), reporting accurate information, and maintaining all of the documentation required by federal laws to collect on a d
Debt validation is forcing a
debt collection company to prove that the debt collection company is abiding by the federal laws such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), reporting accurate information, and maintaining all of the documentation required by federal laws to collect on a d
debt collection company to prove that the
debt collection company is abiding by the federal laws such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), reporting accurate information, and maintaining all of the documentation required by federal laws to collect on a d
debt collection company is abiding by the federal laws such as the Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), reporting accurate information, and maintaining all of the documentation required by federal laws to collect on a d
Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), reporting accurate information, and maintaining all of the documentation
required by federal laws to collect on a
debtdebt.
If the
debt collection company fails to produce any of the items they are legally
required to maintain after you request it, the
debt becomes legally «uncollectible.»
Debt validation will challenge the debt collection companies to prove they are abiding by federal laws and have accurate and complete records that are legally required to collect on d
Debt validation will challenge the
debt collection companies to prove they are abiding by federal laws and have accurate and complete records that are legally required to collect on d
debt collection companies to prove they are abiding by federal laws and have accurate and complete records that are legally
required to collect on
debtdebt.
Once a
debt is disputed the
debt collection company has 30 days to provide everything being requested or stop
collection on the
debt, and in many cases, they can't produce what's
required so consumers get to walk away without paying.
Thousands of consumers are walking away from
debt because
debt collection companies are operating in illegal ways, including; not being properly licensed to collect on a
debt, not abiding by federal and state laws, not reporting accurate information and not maintaining legally
required documentation that
debt collection companies must maintain.
Request the name of the
debt collection company, their address and telephone number, then politely tell them you expect a written notice of the
debt within five days as
required by law.
The smaller a
debt is, the less likely it is that the creditors will sue a person because there's less motivation for the
debt collection company to do the extra work
required to pursue legal action.
Look at this Stunning Statistic illustrating how banks fail to provide these
debt collection companies with all of the appropriate documentation and records
required by federal law.
To be more specific, ACS Education Services neglected to offer new repayment plans to struggling borrowers as
required by law; additionally, the servicer
company was accused of partaking in
debt collection harassment.
The NCLC concluded that
debt settlement
companies use «a business model that is inherently harmful to consumers» because consumers are
required to pay high fees for
debt settlement programs that they are unable to complete, resulting in increased
collection efforts and growing
debts while their creditors continue to pile on fees and interest accrues.
Debt validation requires the collection company to produce a copy of the original signed paperwork as well as the payment history of the d
Debt validation
requires the
collection company to produce a copy of the original signed paperwork as well as the payment history of the
debtdebt.
Debt collection companies are also legally required to keep specific details about the d
Debt collection companies are also legally
required to keep specific details about the
debtdebt.
When a consumer requests proof that a
debt collection company is obeying the laws and has the documents that they're
required by law to hold onto, the
debt collection company must now supply these items to the consumer (by law).
If the
debt collection company can't provide all of the necessary documentation and accurate information that federal laws
require them to maintain — then you don't have to pay it.
A
debt validation program is not challenging whether or not a person spent the money or used the credit card, but what it is challenging is if a third - party
debt collection company is abiding by the laws, maintaining
required documents and reporting accurate information.
If a
debt collection company can't provide the documentation verifying the legally
required information you requested in writing, they must stop collecting on the
debt and can not legally report anything on your credit report.
Federal laws
require certain documentation be transferred, appropriate affidavits get signed by hand (no more robo - signing) and accurate information must be transferred upon the sale of
debt to third - party
debt collection companies.
If a
debt collection company can't produce all of these
required items and accurate information — they must IMMEDIATELY cease
collection activities and can not legally continue reporting the
debt to the credit reporting agencies.
Often times the
collection companies would charge $ 1,500 on a $ 300
debt and FNMA / FHLMC would be
required to pay it in order to have clear title.