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TITLE 15 - CHAPTER 41 - SUBCHAPTER V
Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
Summary:
Debt included in this act: Family, household or personal debts - for example: credit card debt, any debts in relation to retail, auto loans, mortgage, second mortgage, or debts from medical care or medical expenses.
This act regulates or mandates the conduct of anyone collecting on the above listed types of debt. This includes collection agents/agencies, lawyers, and creditors.
Other Various Restrictions, such as:
No contacting any 3rd parties about the debt allegedly owed by you
Repeated phone calls or an unreasonable amount of calls
Call can only be between the hours of 8am & 9pm local time
Making false representations and much more
Things a Debt Collector MUST tell you:
The name of the original creditor
They must tell you: you have within thirty days after receipt of the notice to dispute the validity of the debt or any portion thereof or the debt will be assumed valid by the debt collector
If you dispute the debt (in full or in part) within that thirty day period: the debt collector will obtain verification of the debt and mail it to you (the consumer)
Upon your written request within that thirty day period: the debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor (if different from the current collector)
Subsection:
1692: Congressional Findings and Declaration of Purpose
1692a: Definitions
1692b: Acquisition of Location Information
1692c: Communication in Connection with Debt Collection
1692d: Harassment or Abuse
1692e: False or Misleading Representations
1692f: Unfair Practices
1692g: Validation of Debts
1692h: Multiple Debts
1692i: Legal Actions by Debt Collectors
1692j: Furnishing Certain Deceptive Forms
1692k: Civil Liability
1692l: Administrative Enforcement
1692m: Reports to Congress by the Commission; Views of Other Federal Agencies
1692n: Relation to State Laws
1692o: Exemption for State Regulation
1692p: Exception for Certain Bad Check Enforcement Programs Operated by Private Entities