Debt verification letters

January 12th, 2012 | Posted in Credit Card Debt

Debt verification letters are a type of letter that can be sent to a creditor or debt collector in an effort to request information on an account that is being collected on. Debt verification letters are not extremely effective because they only require that the creditor or debt collector provide your name and address.

Let me tell you why I don’t recommend the use of debt verification letters. Debt verification letters only require the creditor or debt collector to prove that they have your name and address, which has no relation to whether or not you owe them money. It also will not stop them from harassing you for payments. Because of this I recommend looking into the use of debt validation letters.

If you are feeling confused by the difference between debt validation letters and debt verification letters do not feel bad. This confusion is understandable because of all of the people that use the terms interchangeably. It is important to note that these two terms are not the same at all. Debt verification letters provide no protection while debt validation letters can provide quite significant protection.

The bottom line is that sending debt verification letters will get you nowhere. You leave yourself open to continued harassment and collection efforts. However, by sending debt validation letters, it is likely that all collection efforts will be stopped or seriously delayed.

The use of debt validation letters can be extremely effective when dealing with third party debt collectors. Third party debt collectors are rarely known to play by the rules. They are often trying to collect on debts that the original creditor has sold them. These debts are already legally paid and if you force the third party debt collector to validate their collection efforts, they will often be stopped immediately. Do yourself a favor and send your third party debt collector a validation letter today.

So why are debt validation letters so much more effective than debt verification letters? The answer is the FDCPA or Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This Act provides legal backing to the use of and requests made in debt validation letters. The only catch is that creditors and third party debt collectors still get away with unethical collection attempts if you do not send a debt validation letter and force them to play by the rules.

Find out more about how to use a debt verification letter. Stop by www.debtvalidationletter.net where you will find out all about drafting an amazing debt dispute letter and what it will do for you.