Fair Debt Collection (Consumer Credit and Sales Legal Practice)

The Definitive FDCPA TreatiseThe 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 casePersons and transactions covered and FDCPA requirements and remediesThe debt collector's defenses and counterclaims.All Other Sources of Debt Collection LawDetailed treatment of other debt collection laws that are critical where punitive damages are sought or creditors do their own collections:State debt collection statutesInfliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and other tort claims, unauthorized practice of lawEleven other federal statutesCredit counseling, debt settlement, debt elimination.