Free Sample Letter for getting outdated
information removed from your personal credit reports, credit profiles and
credit history.
Today's Date
Your Full Name Current Address Current Phone Number
Attention: {insert credit reporting agency name}Click
for Equifax, Experian or Trans Union Address {add CRA address
here}
Dear {credit reporting agency}
This letter is a formal request to remove outdated information
from my credit report. For easy reference, I've enclosed a copy of the credit
report that your organization provided me on {insert date of report} with the
outdated items circled in red. I've also listed the items below:
Line Item {insert number}:
{insert name and date of item}
In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 605 [15
U.S.C. § 1681c] "Running of Reporting Period", as of December 29,
1997, reporting periods only run 7 or 10 years depending on the type of
information. In my case, the information in question expired as of [insert
date].
I respectfully ask you to investigate my claim and if you find my
claim to be valid then I expect you to immediately remove the outdated items
identified in this letter and any additional outdated items that you discover
during your investigation. Furthermore, after correcting my credit file, I
request that you forward a corrected copy of my credit report to me at the
address listed at the top of this letter.
Finally, if your investigation determines the information is not
outdated, I respectfully request you forward to me a description of the
procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the item in
question. In accordance with the FCRA I respectfully request you forward this
information within 15 days of the completion of your re-investigation.
Thank you for your consideration and cooperation in resolving
this matter. If you have any questions concerning this issue I can be reached
at: {insert daytime phone number including area code).
Sincerely,
Signature Printed Name |