Rental Car Company Sends Disputed Damage Claim to Collections Without Consumer Notice
A consumer disputed a damage claim from a rental car company in writing, but the company forwarded the debt to collections without contacting the consumer, who only discovered it after their credit score dropped. No prior collections contact was made per FDCPA requirements. The dispute was never acknowledged or resolved.
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