Escalation · FCRA §§ 616/617

Notice of Intent to Sue

After failed disputes — the pre-lawsuit demand. The threat alone often gets deletions.

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What this letter does

After failed disputes — the pre-lawsuit demand. The threat alone often gets deletions. It is grounded in FCRA §§ 616/617 and is addressed to the credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion).

How it works

Restore generates the notice of intent to sue from a legally-grounded template (no AI-written legal claims), fills in the correct recipient and statutory citations, and you print, sign, and mail it yourself. You stay in control of every word before it goes out.

When to use it

Use the Notice of Intent to Sue only when you have a good-faith basis to believe the item is inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or unverifiable. Restore’s per-item strategy playbook tells you honestly whether this letter is the right move for your situation — and when a different approach (or no dispute at all) is the better call.

How to mail it (and start the clock)

  1. Print the letter the tool generated and fill in your address block at the top.
  2. Sign and date it by hand — never type your signature.
  3. Attach copies (never originals) of any proof: receipts, statements, the report page, your ID.
  4. Mail it CERTIFIED with return receipt so you have proof of the date they received it.
  5. Save the green card / tracking number and a copy of everything you sent.
  6. Calendar 30 days — that is the bureau's deadline to reinvestigate under FCRA § 611.

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Restore Credit is software that helps you exercise your rights under the FCRA (15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq.) and FDCPA (15 U.S.C. §1692 et seq.). It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, and no outcome — including item removal or score improvement — is guaranteed. Only dispute information you have a good-faith basis to believe is inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or unverifiable; submitting false information to a credit bureau can be unlawful. For advice about your specific situation, consult a licensed attorney.