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Debt Collection Brochures from Widener Law School
This is a collection of brochures on Debt Collection and the Fair Debt Collection Act that were prepared by student at Widener Law School. Authors include Michael Carbone; Jack Graybill II; Owen Hoover; Andrew Jarbola; Halak B. Mehta; Brian Mervine; Kathryn Robinson; Joseph Swartz; Brandon Welde; and Edward H. Wilson III.
By: Widener Law School
Consumer Advisory: Fair Debt Collection Practices
(Separate Website)
July 2004 consumer advisory outlining the protections of Pennsylvania’s Fair Credit Extension Uniformity Act.
By: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Debt Collection
(Separate Website)
Information from a consumer booklet published by the Attorney General of Pennsylvania
By: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Debt Collection FAQs: A Guide for Consumers
(Separate Website)
This brochure answers commonly asked questions about your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
By: Federal Trade Commission
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Spanish / Español
Your Credit Rights: How the Law Protects You
(Separate Website)
Information brochure on protections offered in the law to consumers using credit.
By: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Credit and Divorce
(Separate Website)
Facts and information relating to credit and divorce.
By: Federal Trade Commission
High Cost Predatory Home Loans: How to Avoid the Traps
(Separate Website)
Information on how to protect yourself by knowing the warning signs of predatory loan practices.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
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