While attempting to refinance my home recently, there was a debt collection in the amount of {$42.00} on my credit report which disqualified me for a mortgage refinance. The debt was reported by Franklin Collection Service, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX. XXXX, XXXX XXXX. Phone : XXXX. XXXX : XXXX. I called them and asked them what this bill was for and why it was reported as a collection, They stated that it was for a medical co-payment bill from two years ago. I stated that I was not notified of this bill or notified that it was even turned over to collections and paid the outstanding balance of {$42.00} plus a {$15.00} service fee. I was told that the collection would be removed from my credit file, which is has not. According to the FDCPA, I was not notified that I even had a bill, and the bill was reported to all XXXX credit bureau 's without my ability to confirm its validity or refute it if was not a valid debt. The debt collector violated 15 USC 1962e Sec 807 as there was no communication by the collection agent prior to reporting the collection on my credit report. They were also in violation of 15 USC 1992f sec 808 for collecting a {$15.00} processing fee above the principle amount of {$42.00} owed. And they also violated sec 809-validation of the debt in 809 ( 1 ), ( 2 ), ( 3 ), and ( 4 ).