DISPUTE LETTER LIBRARY
Self-help dispute letters, organized by statute.
12 FCRA and FDCPA letter templates organized by section. Each page explains the legal basis, what the letter does and doesn't do, the required anatomy, and the common mistakes that weaken the request.
A 609 letter is a disclosure request under FCRA §609 — it asks what's in your file, not for removal. Pair it with a §611 dispute.
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Cease and desist under FDCPA §1692c(c) stops collector contact — but does not extinguish the debt or remove it from your report.
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Charge-off dispute letter under FCRA §611 — targets inaccuracies like wrong DOFD or incorrect post-sale balance, not the existence of the charge-off itself.
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Credit-bureau dispute letter under FCRA §611 — 30-day reinvestigation of inaccurate or unverifiable items. Template, bureau addresses, and common mistakes.
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FDCPA §1692g lets you demand a debt collector validate the debt. Learn the 30-day rule, what to include, and the common mistakes that void your request.
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Direct dispute letter under FCRA §623(a)(8) goes straight to the furnisher, bypassing the bureaus' automated e-OSCAR verification.
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Goodwill letter asks the creditor to drop a late payment as a courtesy. No statute forces it — framing matters. Template, timing, and common mistakes.
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FCRA §605B — bureau must block identity-theft items within 4 business days of a valid report. Faster than §611 disputes. Template and required documentation.
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NCAP (2022-2023) removes paid medical collections and unpaid ones under $500, and extends the reporting wait to 12 months. Template that invokes these rules.
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After a §611 dispute returns verified, the MOV letter forces the bureau to disclose its verification method within 15 days (§611(a)(7)).
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Mixed-file dispute under FCRA §611 — another person's accounts on your report due to similar names or bureau error. Forces the bureau to separate the files.
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Pay-for-delete offers a collector payment to delete the tradeline. Not statutory — agreement must be in writing before money changes hands. Template included.
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Re-aging is when a furnisher illegally updates the date of first delinquency. FCRA §605 re-aging dispute forces the furnisher and bureau to correct the DOFD.
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The exact FCRA §611 language to cite, a fill-in-the-blank sample letter, the 30-day timeline, and mistakes that get a 611 letter dismissed.
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How to dispute an unauthorized hard inquiry under FCRA §604 — when an inquiry is removable and what your letter must include.
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Not sure which letter to send?
Start with the underlying FCRA / FDCPA section explainers in our learn library to match the right tool to the situation.
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