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Frequently Violated FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) Guidelines
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September 5, 2016 Debt Collectors are liable under the following:
§ 1692 a(3) Definition of a Consumer as any natural person obligated on or allegedly obligated on a debt
§ 1692 a(5) Definition of a Debt as an obligation for money, goods, insurance, or services for primarily personal, family, or household purposes § 1692 a(6) Definition of a Debt Collector as collectors, collection agencies, lawyers, forms writers
§ 1692 b(1) Contact of Third Party: Failed to identify themselves, or failed to state that collector is confirming or correcting location information
§ 1692 b(2) Contact of Third Party: Stated that the consumer owes any debt
§ 1692 b(3) Contact of Third Party: Contacted a person more than once, unless requested to do so
§ 1692 b(4) Contact of Third Party: Utilized postcards
§ 1692 b(5) Contact of Third Party: Any language or symbol on any envelope or communication indicating debt collection business
§ 1692 b(6) Contact of Third Party: After knowing the consumer is represented by an attorney
§ 1692 c(a)(1) At any unusual time, unusual place, or unusual time or place known to be inconvenient to the consumer, before 8:00 am or after 9:00 pm
§ 1692 c(a)(2) After it knows the consumer to be represented by an attorney unless attorney consents or is unresponsive
§ 1692 c(a)(3) At place of employment when knows that the employer prohibits such communications
§ 1692 c(B) With anyone except consumer, consumer’s attorney, or credit bureau concerning the debt
§ 1692 c© After written notification that consumer refuses to pay debt, or that consumer wants collector to cease communication
§ 1692 d(1) Used or threatened the use of violence or other criminal means to harm the consumer or his/her property?
§ 1692 d(2) Profane language or other abusive language?
§ 1692 d(3) Published a list of consumers who allegedly refuse to pay debts?
§ 1692 d(4) Advertised for sale any debts?
§ 1692 d(5) Caused the phone to ring or engaged any person in telephone conversations repeatedly
§ 1692 d(6) Placed telephone calls without disclosing his/her identity?
§ 1692 e Any other false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the debt collection § 1692 e(1) Affiliated with the United States or any state, including the use of any badge, uniform or facsimile
§ 1692 e(2) Character, amount, or legal status of the alleged debt. § 1692 e(3) Any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from an attorney
§ 1692 e(5) Threaten to take any action that cannot legally be taken or that is not intended to be taken § 1692 e(6) Sale or transfer of any interest in the debt will cause the consumer to lose any claim or defense to payment of the debt
§ 1692 e(7) Consumer committed any crime or other conduct in order to disgrace the consumer
§ 1692 e(8) Threatens or communicates false credit information, including the failure to communicate that a debt is disputed
§ 1692 e(9) Represent documents as authorized, issued or approved by any court, official, or agency of the United States or state. § 1692 e(10) Any false representation or deceptive means to collect a debt or obtain information about a consumer
§ 1692 e(11) Communication fail to contain the mini-Miranda warning: "This is an attempt to collect a debt… communication is from a debt collector.”
§ 1692 e(12) Debt has been turned over to innocent purchasers for value
§ 1692 e(13) Documents are legal process when they are not § 1692 e(14) Any name other than the true name of the debt collector's business
§ 1692 e(15) Documents are not legal process forms or do not require action by the consumer
§ 1692 e(16) Debt collector operates or is employed by a consumer reporting agency
§ 1692 f(1) Attempt to collect any amount not authorized by the agreement creating the debt or permitted by law § 1692 f(2) Accepted or solicit postdated check by more than 5 days without 3 business days written notice of intent to deposit
§ 1692 f(3) Accepted or solicited postdated check for purpose of threatening criminal prosecution
§ 1692 f(4) Depositing or threatening to deposit a post-dated check prior to actual date on the check
§ 1692 f(5) Caused any charges to be made to the consumer, e.g., collect telephone calls
§ 1692 f(6) Taken or threatened to unlawfully repossess or disable the consumer's property
§ 1692 f(7) Communicated with the consumer by postcard
§ 1692 f(8) Any language or symbol on the envelope that indicates the communication concerns debt collection h –Multiple Debts
§ 1692 h Collector must apply payments on multiple debts in order specified by consumer and cannot apply payments to disputed debts
§ 1692 g(B) Collector must cease collection efforts until debt is validated Legal Actions
§ 1692 i(a)(2) Brought any legal action in a location other than where contract signed or where consumer resides
NOTE: If a Servicer accepts the alleged Loan/Mortgage (via assignment, transfer etc.) while it’s in DEFAULT, they fall within the ambit of the FDCPA, are a debt Collector per its definition, and are liable under the act. Period!!!