Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Section_of_United_States_Code
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
debt collectors
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_1692f
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| gptkbp:contains |
eight specific examples of unfair practices
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| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau
gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission |
| gptkbp:exampleOfUnfairPractice |
taking or threatening to take nonjudicial action to effect dispossession or disablement of property
collection of any amount not authorized by the agreement or permitted by law communicating with a consumer by postcard using any language or symbol on an envelope except the debt collector’s address causing charges to be made to a person for communications by concealment of true purpose acceptance of a postdated check for the purpose of threatening criminal prosecution |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
§ 1692f (Unfair practices)
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Fair_Debt_Collection_Practices_Act
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
use of unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect any debt
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1978
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_1692_et_seq.
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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