A bill to make technical amendments to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and for other purposes.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to limit the exclusion from its purview of debt collection activities by a Federal or State official to collection of debts owed to the Federal or a State government, respectively.
(Sec. 3) Permits a debt collector to acquire income, assets, or credit information from a person other than the debtor's attorney if the attorney refuses to provide such information.
(Sec. 4) Revises procedural guidelines for: (1) debt validation; (2) legal actions by debt collectors; and (3) limitations on damages, including repeal of the allowance of up to $1,000 in additional damages.
Provides that this Act: (1) supersedes any State law creating a private right of action against a debt collector; (2) does not provide a remedy for any violation of State law regarding debt collection practices; and (3) does not establish any liability or penalty for violation of State law unless such violation also constitutes a violation under this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16624)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
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