FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: protect against abusive debt collectors by regulating medical debt collection practices, prohibit collectors from seeking arrest warrants to collect debts, and provide information about the debt (see S. 3350), S4674 [27JN]

Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate manner in which to leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 [28FE] (see H.R. 5794), H3102 [17MY]