Month: April 2016

Collection Company’s Voicemails

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Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a collections company may not leave a message with a third party that will induce you, as a debtor, to call back. Often times, collection companies intentionally call third parties, employers, parents, spouses and leave messages that identify that you owe a debt, and create a sense … Read more

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”) was passed in 1991 to protect the consumer from constant telemarketing calls.  The TCPA prohibits making telemarketing calls using an artificial or prerecorded voice to a residential telephone without prior express consent or an artificial or prerecorded voice to a wireless telephone number without prior express consent.  If … Read more