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Full Form of FDCPA

Full Form: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Category: Governmental
Sub Category: Governmental

What is FDCPA Full Form?

FDCPA full form is Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

What is Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of that Act. The statute's stated purposes are: to eliminate abusive practices in the collection of consumer debts, to promote fair debt collection, and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy.