Fair debt collection / Robert J. Hobbs, April Kuehnhoff ; contributing authors: Andrea Bopp Stark, O. Randolph Bragg, Emily Green Caplan, Carolyn Carter, Charles Delbaum, Joanne S. Faulkner, Richard Rubin, Steve Sharpe, Jonathan Sheldon, Geoffry Walsh.
Using the digital library -- Overview of Initial Steps in Bringing an FDCPA Case -- Overview of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act -- Coverage and Definitions, FDCPA [Section] 1692a -- FDCPA [Sections] 1692b, 1692c : Collector Communications with Consumers and Third Parties -- Harassing, Oppressive, or Abusive Conduct : FDCPA [Section] 1692d -- FDCPA [Section] 1692e : False, Deceptive, or Misleading -- FDCPA [Section] 1692f : Unfair or Unconscionable Collections -- Validation Notices, Disputes, and Verification, FDCPA [Section] 1692g -- FDCPA [Sections] 1692h, 1692i, 1692j : Applying Payments; Distant Forum Abuse; False Impression of Debt Collector Involvement -- FDCPA Litigation and Remedies -- Debt Collectors' Defenses and Counterclaims -- Bankruptcy and Affirmative Claims Arising from Debt Collection -- Other Federal Claims -- Tort Remedies -- Other State Remedies -- Appendix A. Text of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act -- Appendix B. CFPB regulations and interpretations -- 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. The FDCPA case connector, practice tools, pleadings, primary sources -- Appendix G. Abbreviations commonly used by collectors -- Appendix H. Debt collection on the web.
Summary:
"Fair Debt Collection is the definitive treatise on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), providing all the tools a practitioner needs to recover actual and statutory damages and attorney fees for both individual and class action cases. The treatise is fully updated, analyzing new CFPB Regulation F, effective November 30, 2021. NCLC's unique "FDCPA Case Connector" provides instant access to over 15,000 FDCPA case summaries, allowing searches by keyword, topic, court, state, or case name"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.