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to Christian Legal Chronicles SAMPLE CONFIRMATION LETTER Over
the years, I've received a quite a number of telephone calls
from
consumers who have an original written agreement with a person or
company, but they orally modify the agreement. For example,
someone
has a written agreement with a lender (or creditor), and the
debtor and the lender
orally
agree by telephone to an extension of time to make an installment
payment.
Later
the lender denies
that the oral extension was agreed to and seeks to charge a late
payment penalty or worse. To
seek to minimize the risk of this injustice occurring or to
provide
additional evidence that an oral agreement was in fact made,
immediately write and mail (plus fax and/or email if possible)
a written
confirmation letter to the
other
party stating the terms of your verbal agreement.
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Joseph
and Mary Doe SENT VIA FAX, EMAIL AND FIRST CLASS MAIL August 20, 2007 LENDER
COMPANY ATTENTION: JOHN SMITH Re: Account Number 789-000-123 Dear Mr. Smith: This letter will confirm our telephone call on August 19, 200 wherein it was agreed that: 1.
*** [State what was agreed]
2. *** [State what was agreed] 3. *** [State what was agreed] If
you have any
questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you. Sincerely, Mary Doe |
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NOTE:
Remember to make and keep a photocopy of the confirmation letter
before you mail the original letter. Moreover,
if you also fax the letter, print out and keep a
copy of the fax receipt.
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