Fair Debt Collection (Consumer Credit and Sales Legal Practice)

The Definitive FDCPA Treatise The latest thinking and definitive analysis of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the statute that dramatically alters how collection agencies and attorneys collect consumer debts. For 30 years, the primary reference in the field: Preparation of a debt collection harassment case Persons and transactions covered and FDCPA requirements and remedies The debt collector's defenses and counterclaims. All Other Sources of Debt Collection Law Detailed treatment of other debt collection laws that are critical where punitive damages are sought or creditors do their own collections: State debt collection statutes Infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and other tort claims, unauthorized practice of law Eleven other federal statutes Credit counseling, debt settlement, debt elimination.

This book is "designed to help lawyers and paralegals representing consumers." The meticulously organized and well-written chapters are detailed and practical (e.g., "Preparation of a Debt Collection Harassment Case"). Of most interest to consumers is the information on the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978, but even this will be overkill for most. Public libraries are better served by the treatment of consumer debt in Everybody's Guide to the Law by Melvin Belli and Allen Wilkinson ( LJ 12/15/86) and Don't Get Taken by Steven Sack ( LJ 9/15/84). Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore
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