Credit repair terms · FCRA · CROA
What is Debt validation?
A documentation-first definition.
Debt validation (Debt validation (FDCPA section 1692g)). Debt validation is the consumer right under FDCPA section 1692g to demand written verification of a debt from a third-party collector. The collector must produce records showing the amount, the original creditor, and proof that the collector is authorized to collect. Failure to validate within 30 days of a written request limits the collector's ability to continue collection.
15 USC § 1692g
Read the statutory text on the Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1692g
How Pinnacle applies this term.
Pinnacle issues section 1692g validation requests as part of collection-removal strategy. Tradelines that cannot survive validation typically come off the file under FCRA section 611.
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