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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

15 USC 1692; 91 Stat. 874; Pub. L. 95-109, Consumer Credit Protection Act, Title VII (September 20, 1977)
  • Section
  • Short title
  • Findings and purpose
  • Definitions
  • Acquisition of location information
  • Communication in connection with debt collection
  • Harassment or abuse
  • False or misleading representations
  • Unfair practices
  • Validation of debts
  • Multiple debts
  • Legal actions by debt collectors
  • Furnishing certain deceptive forms
  • Civil liability
  • Administrative enforcement
  • Reports to Congress by the Bureau
  • Relation to State laws
  • Exemption for State regulation
  • Exceptions for certain bad check enforcement programs operated by private entities
  • Effective date