This article provides a template for a debt settlement proposal letter and explains what a debt settlement letter should contain. Your debt settlement proposal letter must be formal and clearly state your intentions and what you expect from your creditors.You must draft the demand letter with as little emotion as possible. And-- stick to the facts. Use the sample letter on the next page to ask for more information about this debt. How to use this sample letter: 1. A debt validation letter is a written communication that a consumer sends to a debt collector or creditor to request verification and validation of a debt. Use this letter to help you negotiate a full and final settlement offer with a creditor. All settlement conferences are confidential. Creditors, seeing missed payments stacking up, may be open to a settlement because partial payment is better than no payment at all.