A: You are a target if you do not strictly follow the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). See 15 U.S.C. s. 1692, et seq. The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or ...

A group of debt collectors in upstate New York went after their targets by calling friends, family and employers and orchestrating "smear campaigns" against people they claimed owed money, federal ...

"Plaintiff has suffered emotional distress, including, but not limited to anxiety, loss of sleep, as a result of defendant's invasion of individual privacy and harassment," the complaint said. Law ...

LITTLE ROCK – Consumers who have fallen behind on paying their bills — and even some who haven’t — are most likely familiar with incessant calls from some debt collection agencies. Attorney General ...

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