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Original Creditors & Furnishers Account Reporting Correction

Request to Furnisher to Report Established Credit Limit

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When to use it

Use when a credit card issuer or lender reports your balance but leaves the 'Credit Limit' blank or reported as $0, distorting your revolving utilization ratio.

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Bracketed fields are filled in from your account when you generate it.

[CLIENT FULL NAME] [CLIENT ADDRESS LINE1] [CLIENT CITY], [CLIENT STATE] [CLIENT ZIP] DOB: [CLIENT DOB] | SSN (Last 4): [CLIENT SSN LAST4] Date: [TODAY] [RECIPIENT NAME] [RECIPIENT ADDRESS BLOCK] RE: REQUEST TO REPORT ESTABLISHED CREDIT LIMIT ON ACCOUNT #[ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED] Dear Credit Reporting Operations, I am writing to request an essential correction to how [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] furnishes data regarding Account #[ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED] to the major credit reporting agencies. CURRENT REPORTING DEFICIENCY: - Account Name: [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] - Account Number: [ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED] - Approved Credit Limit: [ACCOUNT CREDIT LIMIT] - Current Reporting Issue: The 'Credit Limit' field is currently reported as blank or $0. When a revolving credit card issuer fails to report the credit limit, credit scoring algorithms (such as FICO and VantageScore) substitute the current balance or high balance as the pseudo-limit. This artificially inflates revolving utilization to 100%, causing unjust score suppression. Under 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2, furnishers must report complete and accurate data. Please update Metro 2 Field 16 (Credit Limit) to reflect my actual credit limit of [ACCOUNT CREDIT LIMIT] across Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Sincerely, [CLIENT FULL NAME] Sent via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested: [LETTER CERTIFIED NUMBER]

Legal basis

15 U.S.C. § 1681s-212 CFR § 1022.42Metro 2 Format Guidelines

Enclose

  • Credit report page showing missing credit limit
  • Statement showing actual credit limit

Before you send

  • Credit report extract showing missing credit limit
Know this first
  • Some charge cards do not have preset limits, but traditional revolving cards must report the established credit limit.

Follow up

Allow about 30 days for a response.