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More Great Links

• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse/Debt Collection Practices
• The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
• Brief Overview of the FDCPA from the Federal Trade Commission
• Debt validation

Sources

• Credit Info Center. http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/debt_validation.shtml
• DebtHelp.com: Debt Validation: Pay Only What You Must. https://www.debthelp.com/kc/151-debt-validation-pay-only-you-must.html
• The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf
• Federal Trade Commission: Fair Debt Collection. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre18.shtm
• Haley, Jen. “Rogue debt collectors -- how to fight them.” CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/29/rogue.debt.collectors/
  index.html
• Marshall, J. Christopher: Office of the U.S. Trustee Launches Civil Enforcement Initiative. http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/articles/docs/BBJ062002.htm
• New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Debt Collection Guide. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/downloads/pdf/Debt.pdf
• Nolo. http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/2D0B7D14-BE2C-474F-
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• Nolo. http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectId/FBFB935E-DB52-48CB-
  A64E2502F91AE24B/213/208/155/FAQ/
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs27-debtcoll.htm