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It also protects reputable debt collectors from unfair competition and encourages consistent state action to protect consumers from abuses in debt collection.  \nCoverage  \nDebt That Is Covered  \nThe FDCPA applies only to the collection of debt incurred by a consumer primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. It does not apply to the collection of corporate debt or debt owed for business or agricultural purposes.  \nDebt Collectors That Are Covered  \nThe FDCPA defines a debt collector as any person who regularly collects, or attempts to collect, consumer debts for another person or institution or uses some name other than its own when collecting its own consumer debts. The definition includes, for example, an institution that regularly collects debts for an unrelated institution, such as an institution that, under a reciprocal service arrangement, solicits the help of another in collecting a defaulted debt from a customer who has moved.  \nDebt Collectors That Are Not Covered An institution is not considered a debt collector under the FDCPA when it collects  \n• Another institution’s debts in isolated instances  \n• Its own debts under its own name  \n• Debts it originated and then sold but continues to service (for example, mortgage and student loans)  \n• Debts that were not in default when they were obtained  \n• Debts that were obtained as security for a commercial credit transaction (for example, accounts receivable financing)  \n• Debts incidental to a bona fide fiduciary relationship or escrow arrangement (for example, a debt held in the institution’s trust department or mortgage loan escrow for taxes and insurance)  \n• Debts, regularly, for other institutions to which it is related by common ownership or corporate control  \nOther debt collectors that are not covered by the FDCPA include  \n• Officers or employees of an institution who collect debts owed to the institution in the institution’s name  \n• Legal-process servers  \nCommunications in Connection with Debt Collection  \nDefinition of Consumer  \nFor communications with a consumer or third party in connection with the collection of a debt, the term consumer is defined to include the borrower’s spouse, parent (if the borrower is a minor), guardian, executor, or administrator.  \nWhen, Where, and with Whom Communication Is Permitted Communicating with Consumers  \nA debt collector may not communicate with a consumer at any unusual time (generally before 8:00 a. m. or after 9:00 [p.m. in](p.m. in) the consumer’s timezone) or at any place that is inconvenient to the consumer, unless the consumer or a court of competent jurisdiction has given permission for such contacts. A debt collector may not contact the consumer at his or her place of employment if the collector has reason to believe the employer prohibits such communications.  \nIf the debt collector knows that the consumer has retained an attorney to handle the debt and can easily ascertain the attorney’s name and address, all contacts must be with that attorney, unless the attorney is unresponsive or agrees to allow direct communication with the consumer.  \nCeasing Communication with Consumers  \nWhen a consumer refuses, in writing, to pay a debtor requests that the debt collector cease further communication, the collector must cease all further communication, except to advise the consumer that  \n• The collection effort is being stopped  \nConsumer Compliance Handbook FDCPA • 1 (1/06)  \n• Certain specified remedies ordinarily invoked may be pursued or, if appropriate, that a specific remedy will be pursued  \n• Mailed notices from the consumer are official when they are received by the debt collector  \nCommunicating with Third Parties  \nThe only third parties that a debt collect","cbCaikphSnhGsAod","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikphSnhGsAod","pdf",109423,7,"English","# Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)\n## Background and Purpose\n## Coverage\n### Debt That Is Covered\n### Debt Collectors That Are Covered\n### Debt Collectors Not Covered\n## Communications in Connection with Debt Collection\n### Definition of Consumer\n### When, Where, and with Whom Communication Is Permitted\n### Ceasing Communication with Consumers\n### Communicating with Third Parties\n## Validation of Debts","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?\",\"answer\":\"The FDCPA is designed to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. 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