Debt Collection Law

Debt Collection Law is federal law which regulates the activities of those who regularly collect debts from others. Many states have adopted similar laws regulating the practices of debt collectors.

What Is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was passed in response to abusive conduct by collection agencies, resulting in an increase in the filings of personal bankruptcies due to abuse. The purpose of the Act is to provide guidelines for collection agencies which are seeking to collect legitimate debts while providing protections and remedies for debtors. The FDCPA applies to personal, family, and household debts, including debts associated with the purchase of a car, for medical care, for retail financing, for first and second mortgages, and for money owed on credit card accounts. In-house collection agents are not ordinarily covered by the Act. But if you contact an ouside agency to collect your debt then the outside agency 's conduct is restricted by the FDCPA

The FDCPA restricts debt collectors from engaging in conduct including the following:

1. Collectors usually are prohibited from contacting such permissible third parties more than once.

2. Making repeated telephone calls or telephone calls at unreasonable times and use obscenity, racial slurs or insults.

3. Debt collectors should not harass, oppress or abuse any person ,harm the person, property or reputation who refuse to pay their debts

4. Debt collectors should not use any false statements like they are attorneys or government representatives , misrepresent the amount of your debt when collecting a debt or indicate that send papers are legal forms when they are not.

5. Debt collectors also may not state that: you will be arrested or will seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages if you do not pay your debt.

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