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Aggressive, harassing debt collection calls on the rise

Fri, 01/29/2010 - 16:11 — Consumers Law

According to a recent survey, debt collectors have been getting more aggressive and persistent with their collection calls.  These can lead to violations of a consumer protection statute, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. From creditcards.com:

Forty percent of respondents in a national Scripps Howard survey answered yes to at least one of the following questions:

  • Has a debt collection agency ever threatened you with violence?
  • Have you or your family ever received multiple calls from a debt collection agency, so many that it seemed to you to be harassment?
  • Has a debt collection agency telephoned you or your family at inappropriate times of the day, such as before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.?

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