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Credit Report Question...COllection Lowers Score

Date: Wed, 10/03/2007 - 19:20

Submitted by muddydekes
on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 19:20

Posts: 29 Credits: [Donate]

Total Replies: 14


I have a collection filed by Arrow Financial on two of the 3 agencies that lowered my scores stoutly.
I used the debt verification letter as suggested by Cajun with the CA whn I goit the initial Letter. The CA had already sent info to CA before I sent out Debt Verification request SO I did not have the 30 days???

The CA (arrow) ahas sent back al etter saying they wil cease and desist any collection effort until such time as the comply with legal requiremnt for debt verification to me in writing as I requested. I have this letter, MY cert letter copy and the receipt from the cert letter ( signed) Is thsi enough to get the collection removed by the bureaus.. BY the way the dat has now been exceeded by 90 days on the verification request.


They have to the end of the world to validate this debt.You will want to do a dispute with the credit bureau now. If they verify their trade line without providing validation,they have violated law.You can use these violations to force them off your report.Send everything written certified return receipt mail.You will want a good paper trail.


lrhall41

Submitted by cajunbulldog on Thu, 10/04/2007 - 04:40

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CAjun,

They have yet to validate but are updating trade line. Any suggestions on letting them feel the pressure of failure to handle this properly?


lrhall41

Submitted by muddydekes on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 10:48

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This Collection on debt to: Hsbc Card Services Iii Inc
The collection agency "Arrow Financial Servic" was hired to collect a debt of $1,256 originally owed to "Hsbc Card Services Iii Inc" on

Collection agency [?] Arrow Financial Servic
Original balance [?] $1,256
Current balance [?] $1,585
Status [?] Account seriously past due date/account assigned to attorney, collection agency, or credit grantor's internal collection department
Date assigned [?] May 10, 2007
Date reported [?] Not Reported
Date last active [?] Not Reported
Date paid [?] Not Reported
Date closed [?] Not Reported
Original lender [?] Hsbc Card Services Iii Inc
Account number [?] XXXX2373
Type of account [?] Unknown
Account holder [?] Not Reported
Type of credit [?] Not Reported
Payment status [?] Not Reported
Largest past balance [?] Not Reported
Amount past due [?] Not Reported
Account descriptions [?] Not Reported


lrhall41

Submitted by muddydekes on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 11:51

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the thing is this--they cannot update the report to still show as a valid collection account on your credit report with that DV still hanging over them. So, if they dont validate, but three months from now they update your report to show the updated delinquency, thats both an FCRA and an fdcpa violation at that point. Also, with the current dispute with the CRA, if they verify it as your debt, that is the same violation. The only thing you can do right now is sit back and wait for the results by the CRA. When that happens, let us know what they say and we will go from there.

Also, I could be wrong, but it seems to me that this is an incomplete report to begin with. There is nothing entered in for a lot of the information. In particular, though, I do recall that there MUST be a date reported as to when the account went delinquent, according to the FCRA. Since they didnt report one, that is another violation of that law.


lrhall41

Submitted by skydivr7673 on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 08:38

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skydvr7673 is correct. DOFD must be reported by the data furnisher w/in 90 days of the tradeline being opened per the ammended FCRA (FACTA). When you dispute with the CRA's, dispute also as "multiple inaccuracies please verify all information" and list everything:

Collection agency [?] Arrow Financial Servic
Original balance [?] $1,256
Current balance [?] $1,585
Status [?] Account seriously past due date/account assigned to attorney, collection agency, or credit grantor's internal collection department
Date assigned [?] May 10, 2007
Date reported [?] <<
Date last active [?] <<
Date paid [?] <<
Date closed [?] <<
Original lender [?] Hsbc Card Services Iii Inc
Account number [?] XXXX2373
Type of account [?] <<
Account holder [?] <<
Type of credit [?] <<
Payment status [?] <<
Largest past balance [?] <<
Amount past due [?] <<
Account descriptions [?] <<
Date of First Default
Date First Default Reported by Subscriber


lrhall41

Submitted by NASCAR_Devil on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 09:12

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