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  2. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Wikipedia

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    The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Pub. L. 95-109; 91 Stat. 874, codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1692 –1692p, approved on September 20, 1977 (and as subsequently amended), is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of that Act.

  3. Debt validation - Wikipedia

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    Debt validation, or "debt verification", refers to a consumer's right to challenge a debt and/or receive written verification of a debt from a debt collector. The right to dispute the debt and receive validation are part of the consumer's rights under the United States Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and are set out in §809 of that act, which has been codified in Title 15 ...

  4. Fair debt collection - Wikipedia

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    U.S. state laws on fair debt collection generally fall into two categories: laws which require persons who are collecting debts from consumers to be licensed, registered or bonded in order to collect from consumers in their states, and laws that protect consumers from specific unfair practices by debt collectors, which may include collection agencies and sometimes original creditors. [2]

  5. FDCPA Updates OK Debt Collectors to Use Text and Social Media

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    If the latest FDCPA updates go through, you could only get seven calls from debt collectors a week — but you could get unlimited texts and emails. This was originally published on The Penny ...

  6. How to spot debt collection scams: 8 signs to watch out for

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    Here’s what you can do if you receive a debt collection text, call, email or letter: Get contact information . Request the caller’s name, company details, street address and a callback number.

  7. Foreclosure - Wikipedia

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    This letter is called an FDCPA (Fair Debt Collections Practices Acts) letter and/or Initial Communication Letter. Once the Borrower(s) receives the two letters providing a time period to reinstate or pay off their loan the lender must wait until that time expires in to take further action.

  8. Federal government begins initial communications to agencies ...

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    The White House Office of Management and Budget on Thursday began its initial communications to agencies on how to prepare for a possible government shutdown, a source familiar with the plans said ...

  9. Dunning (process) - Wikipedia

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    Communications progress from gentle reminders to threatening letters and phone calls and more or less intimidating location visits as accounts become more overdue. Laws in each country regulate the form that dunning can take. It is generally unlawful to harass or threaten consumers. It is acceptable to issue firm reminders and to take all ...