The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Legal Framework

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IF11247

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2

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Archived

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Jun 10, 2019

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Oct 28, 2026, 1:38 pm UTC

Authors: Kevin M. Lewis

Source topics: Consumer Finance Protection

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Related federal bills

• HR 864Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017
  115th Congress
• S 575Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017
  115th Congress
• HR 5082Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018
  115th Congress
• HR 1521Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act
  115th Congress
• S 3334Military Lending Improvement Act of 2018
  115th Congress
• S 1581A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• S 1335A bill to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
  116th Congress