Collection Agencies Report Debt From Unknown Creditors Without Investigation
Consumers find collection accounts on their credit reports from agencies representing original creditors they have never contracted with, and formal disputes are dismissed without meaningful investigation. The collector's assertion of debt validity is accepted at face value despite consumers having no record of the underlying account. This structural inversion of proof burden damages credit without consumer recourse.
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