Round-2 Dispute
A follow-up dispute filed after a round-1 dispute returns 'verified as accurate' — usually MOV + direct furnisher.
A round-2 dispute is the escalation step after a round-1 FCRA §611 dispute returns a "verified as accurate" result. About 40-50% of well-targeted round-1 disputes get verified instead of corrected; round-2 disputes succeed at 50-60% rates because they force a different kind of scrutiny.
The standard round-2 playbook is two simultaneous letters: an MOV letter to the bureau under §611(a)(7), and a direct furnisher dispute under §623(a)(8). The bureau-side MOV demands the verification procedure (most can't produce); the furnisher-side direct dispute forces the creditor to investigate their own records (often missing for sold debt).
If round-2 also fails, round-3 typically involves a CFPB complaint and state Attorney General complaint.
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A round-2 dispute letter under FCRA §611(a)(7) demanding the bureau disclose how they verified a previously-disputed item.
FCRA §611(a)(1) requires bureaus to investigate disputed items within 30 days. The bedrock dispute provision.
A formal complaint filed with the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a bureau, lender, or collector.
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