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Debt Dispute: How to Rise Above It

By Kente Wallman


My readers have asked me many times how to dispute a debt. What does dispute mean? The answer is simple, dispute means to argue, disagree, or debate something. Now that you know what dispute means, I am sure you realize that most everyone who is in credit card debt should almost always dispute the debt.

Many people wonder if calling their creditor or debt collector and informing them that you are disputing the debt will be effective. I am telling you today that it won't be. Effective dispute depends on timing and following specific steps. I have learned these steps from helping thousands of people go through them. With my help, thousands of consumers have become completely free of debt or settled for pennies on the dollar. I want these kinds of results for you, so keep reading.

Like I mentioned in the previous paragraph, some consumers choose to dispute their debt by a phone call to their credit or debt collector. These phone calls do nothing to protect you and do nothing to strengthen your argument in case the debt collector or creditor decides to sue you. You give the creditor or debt collector an easy way out because they can deny that you disputed the debt due to the fact that there is no written record of the dispute. Most importantly, the creditor or debt collector will treat you the exact same way they did before, poorly.

I have often seen advice given to consumers that they should send debt verification letters to their creditors or debt collectors. This advice is flawed because a debt verification letter requires only a name and an address to be verified on an account. Any creditor or debt collector could go on the Internet, if they didn't already have the consumer's name and address, and find all the information they need in a matter of seconds. Because of this, debt verification letters do little or nothing to help the situation of a consumer.

There are a few other problems with debt verification letters. First, they do not stop the creditor or debt collector from harassing you. Second, they provide no proof that you had an account with the creditor or debt collector. Third, they provide no legal protection. Due to these facts, debt verification letters provide little help when learning how to dispute a debt.

I will bet that after hearing all of the ways you shouldn't dispute your debt that you are wondering what the best way to dispute a debt actually is. The way that I have seen the best results when disputing debt is through the use of debt validation letters. Debt validation letters are much more powerful than debt verification letters because they are backed by the FDCPA or Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This Act sets forth specific requirements for debt collectors and creditors to provide accurate and validating information on any account that a request for validation is made.

The purpose of debt validation letters is to eliminate wrongful collection from debt collectors. By sending a well-written debt validation letter, you force your debt collector to provide complete and validating information on your account. The fact of the matter is that most debt collectors do not have the proper information to completely validate their collection attempts on your account. Until this validation is made, the debt collector cannot continue to attempt collection on your account.

The most effective way to continue learning about how to dispute a debt is through an online mini course. These courses are designed to share with you the best tips and tricks to ensure you are successful in your debt dispute.




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