Sears Holdings Corporation is a company that sells tools, home appliances, clothing, and automotive parts. Many Americans like you are being contacted by collection agencies hired by Sears Holdings Corporation who are trying to get payments on defaulted accounts. Even though you may owe a debt to Sears Holdings Corporation or the collection agency it hired, you still have rights.

You should dispute the debt in writing if you feel as if the dollar amount being requested is inaccurate, if you feel the debt is not owed at all, or if you feel the debt is fraudulent.

If your alleged Sears Holdings Corporation account is with a collection agency, you can send a letter to that collection agency within thirty days of first being notified of the collection. You should send such a letter via certified mail so that you can prove that they received it. In response to your dispute, the collection agency must cease collection activity until they send you some sort of validation or proof of the alleged debt. They can resume their collection efforts again once they produce proof of your debt.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) regulates what debt collection agencies may and may not do. Collection agencies may not: