Sentences with phrase «from abusive debt collection practices»

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is an act setting up laws designed to stop debt collectors from using any abusive, disruptive, and deceptive debt collection practices against you to collect an outstanding debt.

Even though they are exempt from regulation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1977, first - party creditors have an incentive to maintain a constructive relationship with their customers, even those with outstanding past - due debts, and are thus less likely to engage in illegal or abusive collection practices.

The Court emphasized that the statement's «capacity to discourage debtors from fully availing themselves of their legal rights renders its misrepresentation exactly the kind of «abusive debt collection practice -LSB--RSB-» that the FDCPA was designed to target.»

* A new bill would exempt law firms from laws against abusive debt collection practices because some people don't think the legal profession is objectionable enough and maybe a policy carveout allowing them to send Rocko out to crack client heads might just do the trick.

The Act is intended to protect consumers from unfair and abusive debt collection practices.

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The purpose of the FDCPA is to protect consumers from unfair and abusive debt collection practices, and it regulates collections made by...