CHECKDISPUTE | FREE PRACTICE CHECKLIST
Collection Amount Wrong on Your Credit Report: Evidence

1. Record the collection entry as printed: furnisher name, amount, report date, bureau.
2. Pull the last statement from the original creditor and note the balance it shows.
3. Pull the validation notice and copy its itemization — interest, fees, payments, credits.
4. Collect payment proof: cancelled checks, card statements, settlement letters — copies only.
5. Write the amounts from all four documents in one column; find the figure that does not reconcile.
6. Note any fee or charge on the entry or notice that no document explains.
7. Draft one sentence naming the reported amount and the amount your records support.
8. If you disputed before, list the new document this dispute adds.

Practice: https://checkdispute.com/learn/practice/article-17/
Full guide: https://checkdispute-guides.blogspot.com/2026/09/collection-amount-wrong-on-your-credit.html
Sources checked: 2026-09-20

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