Violations of state and local debt collection statutes are not per se violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday.
The appeals court upheld the dismissal of a would-be class action, saying a debt collector’s failure to include a contact name with a call-back number on a debt notice, as required by New York City, does not automatically state a claim under the act (FDCPA) 15 U.S.C. §§1692 et seq.
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