Credit Bureau Death Notification Letter

Date dear credit bureau name this letter is to inform you of the death of name.

Credit bureau death notification letter. If you are the spouse of the deceased person or a representative legally authorized to act on the person s behalf you can ask to have a deceased notice placed on a loved one s equifax credit report by mailing in a copy of the death certificate along with the following information about the deceased. In your letter specify how you are related to the deceased. Box 9701 allen tx 75013 equifax p o. Please find the enclosed copy of the deceased s death certificate.

The receiving agency will notify the other two. Once this notification is received an indicator is added to the credit report showing that the social security administration has reported the person deceased. This letter is to request that a formal death notice be added to the credit file of deceased full name. 5 samples notification of death letter are collected for any of your needs.

If you are the spouse of the deceased your letter should also include your name and mailing address plus a copy of your identification such as a driver s license. I request that a formal death notice be added to his her file. Box 740256 atlanta ga 30374 transunion p o. Report it in writing.

This helps prevent anyone from using the deceased person s identification information to commit identity theft. Credit bureau mailing addresses experian. Bo x 2000 chester pa 19022 request for deceased. Here is a sample death notification letter to use for your deceased family member s credit account.

Do not issue credit on the decedent s account. I have also enclosed a copy of the legal document that proves my authority as the deceased s executor or surviving spouse if applicable. Do not issue credit notation please place a notation for deceased. Equifax information services llc.

Office of consumer affairs po box 105139 atlanta ga 30348. Po box 9554 allen tx 75013. Weston notes that the person in charge of taking care of a loved one s affairs after death is often the spouse or an adult child. Name s full name was full name and he she resided at address.

However once the three nationwide credit bureaus equifax experian and transunion are notified someone has died their credit reports are sealed and a death notice is placed on them. That notification can happen one of two ways from the executor of the person s estate or from the social security administration. View download and print samples letter to the credit bureaus notifying of death pdf template or form online. Dear credit card company name.

To do this you will need to acquire a copy of the person s death certificate and mail it to them along with a cover letter to each major credit bureau.