Compliance Training: Fair Debt Collection Practices

Course Objectives:

Explain what debts are covered by the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act and what restrictions are placed on a debt
collector's communications with a consumer or third party.
Describe the specific types of conduct a debt collector is
prohibited from engaging in when trying to collect a debt
Summarize how the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is
enforced and what liability may be imposed for violating it

Target Audience: Employees of credit bureaus, and employees of financial institutions and other companies who use consumer credit reports, who furnish information to credit bureaus, or who are responsible for compliance in these areas

Study Time: 2 hours

Author:
Digital University staff

© 2007, Digital University, Inc., All rights reserved.