If you are a consumer and you feel that you are being abused or harassed by a debt collector, there is hope!  There is a Federal law that governs the way debt collectors can and cannot behave while collecting consumer debts.  It is called the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, commonly referred to as the “FDCPA.”

In general, the FDCPA protects consumers from abusive treatment by debt collectors who are collecting consumer debts  as outlined in the FDCPA.  Some of the prohibited conduct by debt collectors is as follows*: Read More→