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Dealing with Debt Collectors

Debt Free Colorado

The Colorado UCCC, in addition to the federal FDCPA, gives additional safeguards to original creditors, third-party debt collectors, and debt buyers. Under the UCC, debt collection agencies aren’t allowed to take part in unfair and unethical debt collection practices such as: .

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Analysis of a Scam Email – “The Webster Law Firm” and Speedy Cash

Debt Free Colorado

Also, it’s a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for a third party debt collector to disclose information about your debts to others. You can’t garnish wages because you don’t have a judgment. Anyone in a law firm understands how to use BCC. Attorney at Law?

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)

Better Credit Blog

Debt collectors are notorious for harassing consumers when they seek repayment, calling excessively and threatening to take actions that may not be legal. What you may not know is that you are protected by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a law designed to keep third-party debt collectors in check when they contact you.

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Advocates Push UCHealth to End Patient Lawsuits

Account Recovery

Some patients discovered they were being sued only after being served court documents or notified of wage garnishments by their employers. This law aims to address past practices where UCHealth used third-party debt collectors to file lawsuits under their names, obscuring the true scale of the litigation.