Friday, November 05, 2010

FTC may allow debt collectors to target deceased's family members | Credit.com

FTC may allow debt collectors to target deceased's family members | Credit.com:

"'The plain language of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not allow collectors to contact friends, neighbors or relatives except to obtain contact information for debtors,' NCLC debt collection expert and attorney Robert Hobbs said. 'This proposed rule could open the door for collectors to seek money by prodding and misleading grieving relatives and friends into thinking they have obligations that they don't.'"

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