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Generate this letterFormal Consumer Complaint Cover Letter - State Attorney General Consumer Division
When to use it
Use to submit a formal consumer complaint to your State Attorney General regarding illegal credit reporting practices and ignored disputes.
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[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: FORMAL CONSUMER COMPLAINT AGAINST [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] FOR UNFAIR & DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES
Dear Consumer Protection Division - Office of the Attorney General,
I am writing to submit an official consumer complaint against [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] for violating state Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices (UDAP) statutes and federal credit reporting mandates under 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
- Consumer Name: [CLIENT FULL NAME]
- State of Residence: [STATE NAME]
- Respondent Entity: [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME]
- Disputed Account: #[ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED]
- Date Direct Dispute Delivered: [PRIOR LETTER DATE]
- Tracking Number: [PRIOR LETTER CERTIFIED NUMBER]
[ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] is furnishing inaccurate, unverified derogatory information regarding [ACCOUNT DISPUTE REASON] on my credit files. I submitted a direct dispute supported by documentary evidence. [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] failed to perform a reasonable investigation under 12 CFR § 1022.43 and refused to correct the false credit data.
I request that your office intervene, investigate [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME]'s credit reporting practices, and require them to remove the improper reporting.
Sincerely,
[CLIENT FULL NAME]
Sent via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested: [LETTER CERTIFIED NUMBER]
Legal basis
State Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDAP)15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2Enclose
- Copy of dispute letter
- Certified mail delivery receipt
- Credit report extract
Before you send
- Prior direct dispute sent to furnisher with certified mail tracking
Know this first
- File in the state where you reside or where the business is headquartered.
Follow up
Allow about 30 days for a response.