pcdoggy Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 I sent a collection agency's law firm a DV letter.How long after receiving the letter do they have to respond?I know they are not supposed to continue to try and collect until they've validated but is there a required response time? I read somewhere they have 5 days, someone else said they had 30, and yet another resource said there is no time requirement. I believe the latter is correct.I'm thinking if I hear nothing back I should send them another letter within the 30 response period requesting the same validation info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willingtocope Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 There is no time limit for a CA to respond to a DV. They are required to mark "in dispute" any trade line (TL) they may have put on your credit reports, and, I beleive they have 30-45 days to do that. They are prohibited by the FDCPA from any further collection activity until they do respond...however, there's nothing to force them TO respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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