Debt Collection Practices
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Regulates debt collection agencies.
If a debt collector calls you, within five days must send you a written notice of amount owed, the creditor’s name, and your right to dispute the debt.
You can dispute the debt or pay it.
If you dispute debt, you may request verification of the debt within 30 days; if not sent, you can insist that communication about the debt cease.
If verification sent, you may pay the debt or give notice that you will not pay.