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What is the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, and how does it limit how collectors can communicate with consumers?

  • It is a 1977 law that amended the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
  • It says debt collectors cannot contact consumers at inconvenient times.
  • It prevents debt collectors from contacting the consumer's place of work.
  • It prohibits debt collectors from using violence.

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