The amount of consumer credit card debt in the typical U.S. home is $7,200 on average. With impending employment lay-offs and increasing medical bills, this consumer debt is quickly becoming impossible to pay off. If you are a consumer with debt it is vital that you learn about all the components in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
This act is often disregarded by many debt collection agencies. In this act, each component outlines a strict guideline needed by the FDCPA and it this is violated then the debt collection may be void in its totality. There may also be avenues provided for the consumer to file a suit against the collection agency in question.
A fact not known to many consumers is that the FDCPA requires all written and verbal debt collection attempts should have an abbreviated Miranda Warning included. This is not the full statement used in the process of an arrest but a mini version is needed. This means that the debt collection agency has to, by federal law, introduce themselves by name, state that a call is coming from a debt collection agency and advise that the information the consumer states will be utilized in the debt collection process. Without these three major components in any written or oral communication the debt collection attempt at this instance is considered illegal. continue reading…