Bipartisan FDCPA Servicemembers Act Passes Through House
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/10/20
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan bill, H.R. 5003 - also referred to as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - aimed to enhance protections for servicemembers against debt collector harassment. The bill would amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by adding servicemember-specific provisions to Section 805 (covering prohibited communications in connection with debt collection) and 808 (defining unfair practices that constitute a...
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