| Author |
Hobbs, Robert J., author.
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| Title |
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. |
| Edition |
Ninth edition. |
| OCLC |
1030898103 |
| ISBN |
9781602481749 |
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1602481741 |
| Publisher |
Boston, MA : National Consumer Law Center, [2018] |
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©2018. |
| Description |
2 volumes (xxxvii, 1774 pages) : forms ; 28 cm. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Collection laws -- United States.
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Collection agencies -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Consumer credit -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Other
Subject heading/s |
Collection agencies -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst00867163
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Collection laws. (OCoLC)fst00867181
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Consumer credit -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst00876284
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
volume 1. chapters and index -- volume 2. appendices. |
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Volume 1. Introduction -- 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. |
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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. |
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