CFPB debt letter: ask a collector to stop contacting you
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What this source covers
Official sample letter and current explanation of a written stop-contact request and its limits.
How to use it
Read the current CFPB stop-contact guidance, adapt the sample and send it to the verified collector, retaining proof and a copy.
Limits and questions to verify
Official source navigation reviewed on 2026-10-18. Confirm current agency coverage, accepted form, submission route and the actual notice or event dates. No personal deadline, eligibility, legal violation, remedy, representation or filing-readiness determination is made. Stopping contact does not cancel a debt. The collector may still send permitted notices about further action and may pursue other lawful collection, including litigation.
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Source: CFPB sample letter: Stop contacting me · https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_debt-collection-letter-3_stop-contacting.doc
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What this source covers
Official sample letter and current explanation of a written stop-contact request and its limits.
How to use it
Read the current CFPB stop-contact guidance, adapt the sample and send it to the verified collector, retaining proof and a copy.
Limits and questions to verify
Official source navigation reviewed on 2026-10-18. Confirm current agency coverage, accepted form, submission route and the actual notice or event dates. No personal deadline, eligibility, legal violation, remedy, representation or filing-readiness determination is made. Stopping contact does not cancel a debt. The collector may still send permitted notices about further action and may pursue other lawful collection, including litigation.
Source-navigation review 2026-10-18. Retained evidence is identified by format and SHA-256. County tags describe the supported location or referral scope, not verified eligibility, current openings or service availability. Fees, conditions and research limits remain explicit.
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