Fair debt collection / Robert J. Hobbs, April Kuehnhoff ; contributing authors Joanne S. Faulkner, Richard Rubin, Carolyn L. Carter, O. Randolph Bragg, Charles Delbaum, Geoff Walsh.
Fair debt collection / Robert J. Hobbs, April Kuehnhoff ; contributing authors Joanne S. Faulkner, Richard Rubin, Carolyn L. Carter, O. Randolph Bragg, Charles Delbaum, Geoff Walsh.
Volume 1. Preparation of a debt collection harassment case Overview of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Persons and transactions covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act FDCPA sections 1692b and 1692c : collector's communications with the consumer FDCPA section 1692d : harassing, oppressive, or abusive conduct FDCPA section 1692e : false, deceptive, or misleading representations and collection methods FDCPA section 1692f : unfair or unconscionable collections FDCPA section 1692g : notice of consumer's dispute and debt verification rights FDCPA sections 1692h, 1692i, 1692j : applying payments; distant forum abuse; false impression of debt collector involvement Fair Debt Collection Practices Act litigation and remedies Debt collectors' defenses and counterclaims Bankruptcy and affirmative claims arising from debt collection Other federal claims Tort remedies Other state remedies.
Volume 2. Appendix A. Text of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Appendix B. CFPB interpretations of the FDCPA Appendix C. FTC interpretations of the FDCPA Appendix D. Summary of state debt collection statutes Appendix E. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case summaries Appendix F. Digital practice tools, pleadings, primary sources Appendix G. Abbreviations commonly used by collectors Appendix H. Debt collection on the web.
Summary
"'Fair Debt Collection' since 1982 has been not only the definitive FDCPA treatise, but also the essential resource for other areas of relevant debt collection law, including an overview of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims, state debt collection law, and tort claims. The new edition also includes extensive analysis of FDCPA and other federal cases ruling on Spokeo motions concerning standing."--Publisher website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Other Editions
Revision of: Hobbs, Robert J. Fair Debt Collection. Eighth edition. Boston, MA : National Consumer Law Center, [2014]
Call Number
KF1024 .H63 2018
Language
English
Includes
United States. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
