Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Massachusetts

Collectors are contacting my parents

A debt collection agency, who I do owe money to, called my parents home yesterday looking for me, and when they didnt get an answer, they called my fathers office. Can they do this? I thought with the Fair Debt Collection Practices they could only contact a thrid party in an attempt to reach me once. Is that right?


Asked on 11/04/07, 5:59 am

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JOHN TATOIAN LAW OFFICE OF JOHN A. TATOIAN ESQ.*Licensed Only in Massachusetts

Re: Collectors are contacting my parents

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692b), a debt collector may contact a third party for the purpose of confirming or correcting location information regarding the consumer debtor, as long as the debt collector identifies himself and, if expressly requested, his employer.

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Answered on 11/15/07, 1:05 pm


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