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The purpose of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is to stop debt collection practices that are abusive and to protect the consumer. Under the FDCPA, 15 USC Section 1692d, debt collectors cannot engage in conduct that is meant to harass, oppress, or abuse a person when attempting to
When a loved one dies it can be difficult to cope, not only with the death but also with the added pressure of creditors who call to collect debts. You may question whether the debt collector can collect on the debt from family members. The answer to that question depends
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has recently issued an alert about the growing number of complaints about scam debt collectors over the past year. The BBB also advised consumers to learn about how to determine what is a legitimate debt collection effort and what is a scam. This can be
Negative information on your credit report can seriously affect you financially. For example, it can make it difficult to obtain loans. During negotiations with a collection agency over the payment of a debt, you should consider making the removal of negative credit information on your report part of the negotiations.
Most people have received annoying messages from telemarketers. Sometimes they are automated messages. Other times it is an actual person who just will not take “no” for an answer. This is why the National Do Not Call Registry was created. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created the registry 10 years
Consumers who are deep in debt have enough to worry about without being continuously harassed by debt collection companies. According to federal data, there are around 30 million Americans that have debt that is under collection. Some of the abusive debt collectors make harassing phone calls, sometimes even late at
(First published at http://www.westopdebtcollectors.com/blog/us-consumer-bureau-plans-to-crackdown-on-abusive-debt-collectors.html) There are more than 4,500 collection firms in the United States. While many debt collectors follow the rules laid out under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), there are others who do not because they did not fall under the FDCPA’s jurisdiction. Debt collection complaints
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