8 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1692e - False or misleading representations

    15 U.S.C. § 1692e   Cited 6,899 times   107 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting false representation of the "character, amount, or legal status of a debt"
  2. Section 1692a - Definitions

    15 U.S.C. § 1692a   Cited 6,195 times   82 Legal Analyses
    Defining debt collector
  3. Section 1692k - Civil liability

    15 U.S.C. § 1692k   Cited 6,088 times   65 Legal Analyses
    Holding debt collectors civilly liable for illicit debt collection practices
  4. Section 1692f - Unfair practices

    15 U.S.C. § 1692f   Cited 3,382 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Providing a non-exhaustive list of conduct that is unfair or unconscionable
  5. Section 1692d - Harassment or abuse

    15 U.S.C. § 1692d   Cited 1,884 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Limiting debt collectors’ ability to use threats of violence, publicize lists of consumers allegedly refusing to pay debts, cause a telephone to ring repeatedly or continuously, or engage someone in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously
  6. Section 1692c - Communication in connection with debt collection

    15 U.S.C. § 1692c   Cited 1,618 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Regulating communications with consumers
  7. Section 1693a - Definitions

    15 U.S.C. § 1693a   Cited 205 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Defining PEFT
  8. Section 1692j - Furnishing certain deceptive forms

    15 U.S.C. § 1692j   Cited 160 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting creation of false belief in a consumer that a person other than the creditor is seeking to collect a debt