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[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State ZIP]

[Date]

Experian
P.O. Box ██████
Allen, TX 75013

Re: Formal Dispute of Inaccurate Information — Report #EXP-███-██

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to dispute the following information that appears on my
credit report. The item below is inaccurate and I am requesting that it
be corrected or deleted pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act,
15 U.S.C. § 1681i.

  Account: ██████████ (Acct ending ████)
  Reason:  This account is reported as 30 days late. I have proof of
           on-time payment for the period in question.

Under § 1681i you are required to conduct a reasonable investigation
and to correct or delete information that cannot be verified within 30
days. Please send me written confirmation of the results.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State ZIP]

[Date]

██████ Credit Management
[Collector Address]

Re: Account #████-████  —  Notice of Dispute & Demand for Validation

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is my formal dispute of the above-referenced debt. Pursuant
to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692g, I request
that you validate this debt before any further collection activity.

Please provide:
  1. The name and address of the original creditor.
  2. A copy of the original signed agreement.
  3. A complete accounting of the amount claimed.
  4. Proof of your authority to collect this debt.

Until you provide the above, you must cease collection activity. Any
further contact that violates the FDCPA will be documented.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ██████

██████ RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC,        Case No. CV-████-██████
                 Plaintiff,
   v.                                    DEFENDANT'S ANSWER TO
[Your Name],                             COMPLAINT
                 Defendant.

Defendant answers the Complaint as follows:

1. Defendant lacks sufficient information to admit or deny the
   allegations in Paragraph 1 and on that basis denies them.

2. Defendant denies the allegations in Paragraph 2.

                    AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

FIRST DEFENSE (Statute of Limitations): Plaintiff's claim is barred
because the alleged debt is beyond the applicable limitations period.

SECOND DEFENSE (Lack of Standing): Plaintiff has not shown it owns
the account or has authority to sue.

WHEREFORE, Defendant requests that the Complaint be dismissed.

Dated: ________        _______________________
                       [Your Name], Defendant