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HR 2361 112th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Consumer credit

Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act

Introduced: June 24, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jun 24, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 24, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a debt collector from bringing, or threatening to bring, legal action against any consumer on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired.

Requires a debt collector, in connection with the collection of debt in which the statute of limitations has expired, to disclose to the consumer that: (1) the debt has been transferred to the debt collector, (2) the creditor no longer holds the debt, (3) the debt collector may not bring legal action against the consumer to collect the debt because the statute of limitations has expired, and (4) any payment by the consumer towards the debt may cause the statute of limitations to reset.


What's happening now July 19, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1