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title: Credit-card billing disputes by mail
description: PostalForm's Credit Card Billing Error & Denied-Dispute Packet is available for supported consumer credit-card matters. It can prepare a first written billing-error notice or a careful response after an issuer denial, assemble the signed letter and redacted supporting copies, and mail the approved packet with required Certified Mail.
seotitle: Credit-Card Billing Dispute by Mail | Official CFPB Steps
seo-description: Use official CFPB and FTC instructions to send a timely written credit-card billing-error notice.
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published: 2026-06-28
updated: 2026-08-30
path: /dispute-mail/credit-card-dispute-appeal
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# Credit-card billing disputes by mail

PostalForm's Credit Card Billing Error & Denied-Dispute Packet is available for supported consumer credit-card matters. It can prepare a first written billing-error notice or a careful response after an issuer denial, assemble the signed letter and redacted supporting copies, and mail the approved packet with required Certified Mail.

## Use the official process
Start with the [CFPB's billing-error guide](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/credit-cards/how-to-fix-mistakes-in-your-credit-card-bill/) and the instructions on your statement or card agreement.

For a covered credit-card billing error, a written notice generally must reach the issuer's designated billing-error address no later than 60 days after the issuer transmitted the first periodic statement reflecting the alleged error. The billing-error address may be different from the payment address.

The [FTC provides a free sample letter](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/sample-letter-disputing-credit-and-debit-card-charges). Follow the issuer's current instructions, include the required identifying and transaction information, explain the alleged error, and send copies of supporting records rather than originals.

## Keep the right dates
Track the statement-transmittal date, not merely the transaction date. Also keep the date the notice reached the designated address, the issuer's acknowledgment, and its decision. An online or phone dispute may be useful, but the CFPB says to follow up in writing to protect applicable rights.

## After a denial
There is no single universal federal “appeal packet” for every denied dispute. Read the denial and card agreement for the issuer's reconsideration process. If the result remains unresolved, review the [CFPB complaint process](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/) or seek qualified advice.

For a supported matter, use the [guided PostalForm packet](/forms/card-billing-dispute) to answer the denial reason, request reconsideration and a written explanation, label the exhibits, and preview the exact packet before payment. The workflow does not promise a universal statutory appeal right or a different outcome.

Debit-card transactions follow different rules. Do not use credit-card FCBA instructions without checking the applicable debit-card process.

## Official resources
- [CFPB: How to fix mistakes in your credit-card bill](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/credit-cards/how-to-fix-mistakes-in-your-credit-card-bill/)
- [CFPB Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.13](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy/regulations/1026/13/)
- [FTC: Using credit cards and disputing charges](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/using-credit-cards-and-disputing-charges)
- [FTC sample dispute letter](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/sample-letter-disputing-credit-and-debit-card-charges)
- [What to do after a credit-card dispute is denied](/appeal-denied-credit-card-dispute)
- [Build a Credit Card Billing Error & Denied-Dispute Packet](/forms/card-billing-dispute)


## Ready to send it?
Review the signed letter, designated address, redacted exhibits, and Certified Mail total before payment.

[Build my credit-card dispute packet](/forms/card-billing-dispute)