LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Furnishing Certain Deceptive Forms

Rules For Legal Actions By Collectors

Section 811 provides that a debt collector may sue a consumer only in the judicial district where the consumer resides or signed the contract sued upon, except that an action to enforce a security interest in real property which secures the obligation must be brought where the property is located. Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to authorize the bringing of legal actions by debt collectors. See Section 811 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only. Also see a portion of the FTC Official Staff Commentary on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only.

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Furnishing Deceptive Forms

Section 812 prohibits any party from designing and furnishing forms, knowing that they are used to deceive a consumer to believe that someone other than the creditor is collecting the debt, and imposes Fair Debt Collection Practices Act civil liability on suppliers of such forms. See Section 812 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only. Also see a portion of the FTC Official Staff Commentary on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only.

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