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Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Legislation

Consumer Debt Collection FDCPA Traps for the Unwary Nationwide Lender Loan Servicer Debt Collector Part II

State Debt Collection Laws The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies to debt-collection practices throughout the nation, even those that are purely intrastate in nature, and thus it essentially is a "uniform" law in eve…

AG Ari H. Gerstin EB Elizabeth M. Bohn

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May
2005

Consumer Bankruptcy Legislation Practice and Procedure

Consumer Debt Collection FDCPA Traps for the Unwary Nationwide Lender Loan Servicer and Debt Collector Part I

Consumer protection laws regulating debt collection practices are a complex minefield of potential liability for creditors and other debt collectors. Large damage awards, provisions for recovery of attorneys' fees and increased awareness an…

AG Ari H. Gerstin EB Elizabeth M. Bohn

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Apr
2005