LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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Section 801 names the statute the "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act".

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, which also includes other federal statutes relating to consumer credit, such as the Truth in Lending Act (Title I), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Title VI), and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Title VII).

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is often referred to by the original numbering contained in Public Law 95-109 sections, as opposed to the actual legal citation in the United States Code. For example, what is commonly referred to as Section 802 of the Fair debt Collection Practices Act is actually 15 United States Code Section 1692. The table below provides a reference to 15 United States Code for each section.

802	1692
803	1692a
804	1692b
805	1692c
806	1692d
807	1692e
808	1692f
809	1692g
810	1692h
811	1692i
812	1692j
813	1692k
814	1692l
815	1692m
816	1692n
817	1692o

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