Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
U.S. consumer protection law
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FDCPA (2) · debt collection (1) · CFPB (1) · consumer protection (1) · financial harassment (1) · legal rights (1) · debtor advocacy (1) · debt settlement (1) · collection agencies (1) · financial red flags (1) · consumer rights (1) · credit repair (1)
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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.
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