On April 2, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its 2010 annual report on the number of complaints against debt collectors. All of the complaints, if proven to be true, would be violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by debt collectors. The FDCPA prohibits deceptive, unfair, and abusive practices by third-party [...]
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FTC Annual Report to Congress Shows Debt Collection Violations Up
April 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Debt Collection
Tags: ACA International·annual report·complaints·Consumer complaints·debt collectors·FDCPA·FTC·third-party debt collectors
69,204 violations by debt collectors!
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Debt Collection
http://consumerist.com/352418/consum…-one-1-lawsuit Consumers have filed over 69,000 complaints against scummy debt collectors for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, prompting the FTC to rush to our collective defense by taking action against three debt collectors who showed a “culture of harassing the debtors from which they collect.” Two debt collectors settled and one went to [...]
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