Ed
Decatur,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, June 06, 2006
5. Can the Running of the Reporting Period be extended? Absolutely Not! Prior to 1996, any account activity extended the reporting period so creditors and collectors took advantage of this loophole to keep negative items on a consumer's report for many years. In order to eliminate this loophole, Congress amended the FCRA in 96 and firmly established a date from which the 7 1/2 year period begins as the month/year of delinquency (last missed payment). Therefore, whether the 71/2 -year period has expired or not, the running of the reporting period cannot be adjusted just because one of the following events or actions occur: Creditor sells or transfers the debt; You respond to a post-charge off collection effort by making a payment or signing a payment agreement; You dispute the account or item with a credit reporting agency (CRA).
Ed
Decatur,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, June 06, 2006
The fair credit reporting act restricts selling the debt to the same 7 year rule as the original creditor. It runs from the delinquency that resulted in the charge off. If you tell the credit bureaus they will have to change it and take it off your credit report. Nevada's SOL is 6 years for this. This is not for credit report but for collecting. they cannot go to court or if they try you have the defense of the SOL. They are required to show you who they bought the debt from. send a no contact letter and you can sue them in any court of jurisdiction. Small claims would probably be best. $1000 a pop.
Tammy
Las Vegas,#4Author of original report
Thu, April 06, 2006
After reading through some of the other reports regarding this company I just wanted to state; this is the same company that was located at 4050 Cotton Center Blvd in Arizona. The last letter that I sent was returned. Experian still reports this address but TransUnion has updated their address to this NY one. If anyone can give me advise on how to proceed to sue this co please please dont hesitate. Thanks