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If harassing calls from debt collectors are keeping you from answering the phone -- or stressing you out -- you're not alone. Amid the tough economy, debt collection activity has intensified, with ...
If you only received a phone call from an alleged debt collector, request a validation letter. Verify your details. Even if the company is legit and the debt is real, there’s a chance the ...
Request validation of the debt from each collector and inform them that you are receiving multiple calls about the same debt. This will help you determine which company, if any, has the legitimate ...
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.
And while you may intend to pay the amounts you owe, blindly answering a debt collector’s call isn’t in your best interest. Find Out: Unplug These Appliances That Hike Up Your Electricity Bill
In December 2020, the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found that a consumer can revoke consent to be contacted by the holder of a debt, and a third party debt collector calling on behalf of the holder can be held liable for TCPA violations even if the revoked consent was not communicated to the third party debt collector ...
Getting a call from a debt collector can be unsettling in any circumstance. But what if the collector is chasing one of your relatives or a friend? Or what if they are trying to collect the debt ...
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