The Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted comments to the CFBP regarding proposed rules that implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Their comments included:
• changes that would improve the types of information debt collectors are required to provide to people from whom they are attempting to collect and how, when, and where collectors are allowed to make contact with consumers
• issues around debt that has passed the statute of limitations, the sale and transfer of debt, the collection of debts involving people who are deceased, and restrictions on the disclosure of information about debt to third parties
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