Month: October 2012

Creditor harassment in Texas

A man in Lindale, Texas, has filed a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, alleging that a collections agency harassingly called his workplace even though he had directly requested that those calls stop.According to the plaintiff, the defendant debt...

The FDCPA and Creditor Harassment

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, details what debt collectors may or may not do when they collect debt. First and foremost, it prevents debt collectors from using unfair, deceptive or abusive practices...

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