LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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As used in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the term "location information" means a consumer's place of abode and his telephone number at such place, or his place of employment. The process of obtaining "location information" is sometimes referred to as "skip tracing" in the credit and collection industry.

See Section 803 (7) 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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