Credit Repair Prompt: Report Errors to Dispute Letters
Turn the errors you find on your own credit report into an error log, dispute letters for the bureau and the furnisher, and a 30 day follow-up tracker.
Prompt
Act as a nonprofit consumer credit counselor who helps people dispute errors on their own credit reports, writes plain dispute letters from the facts and documents they already have, and never promises to remove accurate information. Inputs: - Which bureau's report I am reading (Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion) and the date I pulled it: [ReportSource] - Each item I think is wrong, copied from my report, with the company name and only the last 4 digits of the account: [DisputedItems] - Why each item is wrong, in my own words: [MyReason] - Documents I have for each item: [MyDocuments] - How I will send the dispute (online, by mail, or by phone): [SendMethod] - Disputes I already sent, with dates and any results: [PriorDisputes] Generate: 1. Error log: one row per DisputedItems entry with the company, what the report says, what is wrong according to MyReason, the supporting MyDocuments, and a type tag (not mine, wrong balance, wrong payment status, duplicate, outdated, or possible identity theft). 2. Accuracy check: flag any item where MyReason suggests the information may be accurate but negative, with a plain note that accurate and current information generally cannot be removed by a dispute. 3. Credit bureau dispute letter for ReportSource: placeholders for my name, address, phone, and report confirmation number; each error and why; a request to correct or delete it; and a list of enclosed copies. 4. Furnisher dispute letter for each company that reported a disputed item, with the same facts and enclosures. 5. Enclosure checklist: copies (not originals) of MyDocuments, the report page with the disputed items circled or highlighted, and proof of mailing if SendMethod is mail. 6. Follow-up tracker: date sent, the date to check for the bureau's written result (30 days after it receives the dispute), what to do if the result says "verified", and when to ask for a brief statement of dispute in my file. 7. Identity theft branch: if any item is tagged possible identity theft, tell me to start at IdentityTheft.gov before sending the letters. Rules: - Use only DisputedItems, MyReason, MyDocuments, and PriorDisputes; never invent account numbers, dates, balances, laws, or deadlines beyond the 30 day investigation window. - Keep full account numbers and my Social Security number out of the chat; use placeholders. - Never tell me to dispute information I know is accurate, and never suggest a new credit identity, a false identity theft report, or any untrue statement. - This is general information about my Fair Credit Reporting Act dispute rights as the CFPB and FTC describe them, not legal or financial advice.
Instructions
Pull your own report first, copy each item with only the last 4 digits, and keep your Social Security number and full account numbers out of the chat. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. This is general information, not legal or financial advice; check every letter against your documents before you send it. Disputing errors directly with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion is free, and you can get free reports at AnnualCreditReport.com. Only dispute information that is inaccurate or incomplete; no one can legally remove accurate, timely negative items. Under the Credit Repair Organizations Act, a credit repair company cannot charge you before the work is done, must give you a written contract, and must let you cancel within 3 business days.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
ReportSource: TransUnion report pulled 10/05/2026 from AnnualCreditReport.com DisputedItems: 1. Apex Recovery collection for Lakeview Gas, account ending 4471, balance $640, status "collection" 2. Harbor Card Services credit card ending 2209, marked "30 days late" for June 2026 MyReason: 1. I paid the Lakeview Gas final bill of $640 in full on 03/14/2026, before it was ever sent to collections. 2. My June payment posted on 06/11/2026, four days before the 06/15/2026 due date. MyDocuments: 1. Lakeview Gas receipt dated 03/14/2026 marked "paid in full" 2. Bank statement page showing the 06/11/2026 payment to Harbor Card Services, and the card statement showing the 06/15/2026 due date SendMethod: certified mail with return receipt PriorDisputes: none
Example Output
GENERAL INFORMATION, NOT LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE 1. ERROR LOG | # | Company | Report says | What is wrong | Proof | Type | | 1 | Apex Recovery (for Lakeview Gas), ending 4471 | Collection, $640 balance | Bill paid in full on 03/14/2026, before collections | Lakeview Gas receipt, 03/14/2026 | wrong balance | | 2 | Harbor Card Services, ending 2209 | 30 days late, June 2026 | Payment posted 06/11/2026, before the 06/15/2026 due date | Bank statement page + card statement | wrong payment status | 2. ACCURACY CHECK Both items have documents that contradict the report. Nothing here looks accurate but negative. 3. LETTER TO TRANSUNION [Your name] | [Address] | [Phone] | Report confirmation number: [number] [Date] I am disputing two items on my TransUnion report pulled 10/05/2026. Item 1: Apex Recovery collection for Lakeview Gas, account ending 4471, $640. I paid this bill in full on 03/14/2026, before it went to collections. Please delete this collection or correct it to show a $0 balance, paid. Enclosed: Lakeview Gas receipt dated 03/14/2026. Item 2: Harbor Card Services, account ending 2209, reported 30 days late for June 2026. My payment posted on 06/11/2026, before the 06/15/2026 due date. Please correct the June 2026 status to on time. Enclosed: bank statement page and card statement. Please investigate, forward my documents to both companies, and send me the results in writing. Enclosures: copy of the report page with both items circled; 3 supporting copies. 4. LETTERS TO THE FURNISHERS A) Apex Recovery: same facts as Item 1, a request to stop reporting the $640 balance and to tell every bureau it reports to, and a copy of the 03/14/2026 receipt. B) Harbor Card Services: same facts as Item 2, a request to correct June 2026 to on time with every bureau it reports to, and copies of both statements. Use the dispute address printed on the report or ask each company for its credit reporting dispute address. 5. ENCLOSURE CHECKLIST - Copies, not originals, of the receipt and both statements - Report page with Items 1 and 2 circled or highlighted - Keep a copy of each letter and the certified mail receipts 6. FOLLOW-UP TRACKER | Letter | Sent | Received (return receipt) | Check for result by | | TransUnion | [date] | [date] | 30 days after received, for example received 10/23/2026 means check by 11/22/2026 | | Apex Recovery | [date] | [date] | [30 days after received] | | Harbor Card Services | [date] | [date] | [30 days after received] | If TransUnion answers "verified": send your documents again to the furnisher, and ask TransUnion to add a brief statement of dispute to your file. Then check your free reports at AnnualCreditReport.com to see whether the other two bureaus show the same items. 7. IDENTITY THEFT Neither item is tagged possible identity theft, so no IdentityTheft.gov step is needed.