HOUSTON CONSUMER LAW ATTORNEY » Recent Developments in Consumer Laws http://colebrookslaw.com/consumerlaw Published by J. Cole Brooks, Attorney & Counselor At Law Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 FTC proposes changes to debt collection laws http://colebrookslaw.com/consumerlaw/2009/02/28/ftc-proposes-changes-to-debt-collection-laws/ http://colebrookslaw.com/consumerlaw/2009/02/28/ftc-proposes-changes-to-debt-collection-laws/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:36:53 +0000 Administrator http://colebrookslaw.com/consumerlaw/?p=54 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week recommended that debt collection laws, such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), be overhauled and modernized to provide for more efficient disclosures, access to better information, and greater consumer protection. I am sure that creditors, debt collectors, and their attorneys will be in opposition to these proposed changes by the FTC.

A link to the article regarding the FTC proposals is provided below.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/fdcpa.shtm

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