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You can use the free dispute letter template provided by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. You can upload or attach copies of your supporting documentation with each dispute.

So, if you check your credit report and discover a collection account that shouldn’t be there, you can send a dispute to Equifax, TransUnion, or Experian and ask them to remove it.