Help with validation response, etc. again
Date: Wed, 09/10/2008 - 11:42
My question is can I/should I follow-up with a letter asking:
What the money you claim I owe is for.
Explain and show how you calculated what you say I owe you.
Provide me with copies of paperwork showing that I agreed to pay what you claim I owe.
Also, when doing some research I noticed that at some point Chase must have liened the house or tried to take us to court because there is a document of "Notice of Voluntary Dismissal" by Chase. It just states Plaintiff, chase Bank, by and through the undersigned counsel hereby gives notice to the court of its voluntary dismissal of the above entitled cause and is dated 17th of September 2007.
We do owe some money to Chase but it is so high now that there is no way that we can settle or make such high payments. There are 3 of these cards we owe about the same amount on.
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!
What does a debt collector need to provide as debt validation?
What does a debt collector need to provide as debt validation?
* Proof that the collection company owns the debt/or has been assigned the debt. This is basic contract law. It is very difficult to get a judgment without a direct contract between collection agency and the original creditor.
* At a minimum, some account statements from the original creditor. If you really want to get sticky, you can pin them down on the amount of the debt by requiring complete payment history, starting with the original creditor. This requirement was established by the case Fields v. Wilber Law Firm, Donald L. Wilber and Kenneth Wilber, USCA-02-C-0072, 7th Circuit Court, Sept 2004..
* Copy of the original signed loan agreement or credit card application. However, account statements from the original can fulfill these requirements.
Thank you for your response! It does say that Hudson is assigne
Thank you for your response! It does say that Hudson is assignee. I will request some account details and/or statements. Would 20% of the amount be fair to offer them? I see conflicting statements on the boards. As I said there are 3 accounts with them. I don't know what I would do without the helpful people and information here!!