I am looking for a professional way to seek verification (written proof of an account's status) to have a bad debt taken off my credit report. I have disputed with three credit report companies but basically they don't have the actual account history.
You want validation. Welcome to the board. Read thru the FAQ's in the INTRO threads, and in the Hall of Fame Postings there are a couple of links to threads that give you more information than you can absorb the first time on validation.