Failure to provide validation. On XXXX, I sent the company a demand for validation for the reference account they had reported on my credit report They failed to respond back without any contractual agreement or statements from the original creditor and continued reporting the account on my credit report. At the same time they verified the account as a valid account when I disputed it with the credit bureau instead of notifying the credit bureaus to have them mark the item as disputed, as required by law, thereby violating the FDCPA. This is a fine, punishable in court with punitive damages of {$1000.00}.