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Knowledgebase Home | Favorites | Forum Welcome to our knowledge base. To find what you're after, use the search box below or choose a category to view listed articles. Search the Knowledgebase Browse by Category [Advanced Search] -- Select Category -- Credit MythbustersLoans    - Personal Loans    - Auto Loans    - Home Loans    - Student LoansCredit CardsCredit Reports and ScoresCredit Report CardIdentity TheftDebt HelpConsumer Law Guide    - College Cost Reduction and Access Act    - Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act)     - Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA)    - Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)    - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)    - Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)    - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act    - Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM CardsCustomer Support View Articles by Category There are no sub categories Fair Debt Collection Practices Act There were 2 articles found in this category: What is the FDCPA? The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is the federal law that defines and governs how collection agencies can operate. The law protects consumers from abusive collection practices by debt collectors (a debt collector is someone who regularly collects debts owed to others, including coll ... What rights do I have under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? Your debt collection rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act include the following: Collectors cannot call you repeatedly with the intent to annoy, abuse, or harass you and are NOT allowed to contact you before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. local time. If you notify a collector in wr ...