Fair debt collection

Fair debt collection broadly refers to regulation of the United States debt collection industry at both the federal and state level. At the Federal level, it is primarily governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).[1] In addition, many U.S. states also have debt collection laws that regulate the credit and collection industry and give consumer debtors protection from abusive and deceptive practices.[2] Many state laws track the language of the FDCPA, so that they are sometimes referred to as mini-FDCPAs.[3]

Laws regulating telemarketing and phone solicitation can also apply to debt collection practices, including the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA).[4]

  1. ^ "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act". Federal Trade Commission. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Are there laws that limit what debt collectors can say or do?". Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ Stӑnescu, Cătălin Gabriel (2015). Self-Help, Private Debt Collection and the Concomitant Risks: A Comparative Law Analysis. Springer. p. 218. ISBN 978-3-319-21503-7.
  4. ^ Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (February 2019). "Report on Robocalls CG Docket No. 17-59" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.