Select your strategy. Each tool is designed to destroy a specific threat. Pick wisely — and strike surgically.
Use this to determine which strike fits which threat type. Precision is power.
Threat Type | Recommended Strategy | When to Use | Send To |
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3rd Party Collection | 📜 VOD Letter | Not the original lender. Challenge their authority to report. Demand full validation before they can legally furnish data. | Debt Collector (Furnisher) |
Charge-Off (OC) | 🧾 609 Letter | If they can’t provide your original signed contract, billing history, or source data. Often unverifiable once sold. | Credit Bureau |
Incorrect Reporting | ⚖️ CFPB Complaint | When bureau or furnisher violates FCRA or Metro 2 guidelines — like misdated, duplicated, or incomplete info. | Bureau and/or Furnisher |
Late Payment | 🙏 Goodwill Letter | For positive/paid accounts with isolated late marks. Use tactically with lenders you have good history with. | Original Creditor |
Hard Inquiry | 🧾 609 Letter or Permissible Purpose Challenge | If no account resulted or you didn’t authorize it. Force them to prove permissible purpose. | Credit Bureau (and optionally the inquirer) |