The Bill Collector Letter That Gets Them Off Your Back
You know that feeling you get when a letter from a bill collector comes in the mail? The cold feeling you get when you realize that you owe money that you can't repay? And after that, the endless telephone calls and letters demanding that you pay money that you don't have?
It's time to turn the tables. It's time to learn your rights and to exercise them.
A Federal law known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (also known as the FDCPA) tells you exactly what a debt collector can and can't do to collect a debt from you. The FDCPA puts hard limits on exactly how a debt collector can contact you.
An example of what a debt collector can't do is to call you at work, unless they're doing it to find out a telephone number to call you at your house. They're also not allowed to inform other people, such as your employer, about any debts that you owe.
In addition, debt collection agents can't continue to call or contact you about your debt if you tell them that they can no longer do so. And that is what we're going to learn about how to do.
The magic letter to bill collectors is made up of two parts:
The first thing is your identifying information. This includes your name, address, account number of the debt that the bill collector is trying to collect on, and any other information that they need to identify you.
The second part is to let them know that you want them to stop communicating with you, period.
This is all that the FDCPA requires you to do to stop the bill collector from contacting or harassing you in the future. The only additional correspondence that the bill collector can send to you is a letter notifying you that they will stop contacting you, and whether or not they intend to pursue legal action in order to collect on the debt.
When sending this letter, it's wise to send it via certified mail with delivery receipt requested. This means that when the letter is delivered to the debt collection agent, you'll receive notification that is now in their hands. Make sure to save this receipt to prove that the letter was actually delivered to the collection agent.
By the rules of the FDCPA, if the debt collector contacts you anytime after they get the letter, they're in violation of the law, and you have the right to report them to the FTC. The FTC is the Federal Trade Commission, and is the agency that enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. After you've notified the FTC about the collector's violation of the FDCPA, they can take legal action against the bill collector.
Be aware that even after you notify the bill collector of your wish not to be contacted, they still have the option of pursuing legal action against you. This letter is only intended to shield you from being harassed by bill collectors. It cannot protect you against a lawsuit filed by the bill collectors in an attempt to collect on a debt. - 23204
It's time to turn the tables. It's time to learn your rights and to exercise them.
A Federal law known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (also known as the FDCPA) tells you exactly what a debt collector can and can't do to collect a debt from you. The FDCPA puts hard limits on exactly how a debt collector can contact you.
An example of what a debt collector can't do is to call you at work, unless they're doing it to find out a telephone number to call you at your house. They're also not allowed to inform other people, such as your employer, about any debts that you owe.
In addition, debt collection agents can't continue to call or contact you about your debt if you tell them that they can no longer do so. And that is what we're going to learn about how to do.
The magic letter to bill collectors is made up of two parts:
The first thing is your identifying information. This includes your name, address, account number of the debt that the bill collector is trying to collect on, and any other information that they need to identify you.
The second part is to let them know that you want them to stop communicating with you, period.
This is all that the FDCPA requires you to do to stop the bill collector from contacting or harassing you in the future. The only additional correspondence that the bill collector can send to you is a letter notifying you that they will stop contacting you, and whether or not they intend to pursue legal action in order to collect on the debt.
When sending this letter, it's wise to send it via certified mail with delivery receipt requested. This means that when the letter is delivered to the debt collection agent, you'll receive notification that is now in their hands. Make sure to save this receipt to prove that the letter was actually delivered to the collection agent.
By the rules of the FDCPA, if the debt collector contacts you anytime after they get the letter, they're in violation of the law, and you have the right to report them to the FTC. The FTC is the Federal Trade Commission, and is the agency that enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. After you've notified the FTC about the collector's violation of the FDCPA, they can take legal action against the bill collector.
Be aware that even after you notify the bill collector of your wish not to be contacted, they still have the option of pursuing legal action against you. This letter is only intended to shield you from being harassed by bill collectors. It cannot protect you against a lawsuit filed by the bill collectors in an attempt to collect on a debt. - 23204
About the Author:
Sean Payne can tell you a lot about how to get out of debt. After over 10 years of learning about how to get out of debt, he has developed a handy strategy to stop bill collectors calling. You can discover his secrets for paying off debt at his debt payoff tips website.
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