The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act [PDF]

Consumer and Business Publications

FTC Staff Commentary on the FDCPA (December 13, 1988)

Commission's Annual FDCPA Report (February 2009) [PDF]

FTC Staff Opinion Letters
(April 1988 to May 2002)

Except in unusual circumstances, the staff will no longer issue informal written interpretations of the FDCPA. However, the staff may issue informal opinions or revise its Staff Commentary as necessary to provide guidance regarding significant amendments to the FDCPA in the future.

FTC Report Urges Reform and Modernization of Federal Debt Collection Law; Agency Also Issues Annual FDCPA Report to Congress

The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending that the debt collection legal system be reformed and modernized to reflect changes in consumer debt, the debt collection industry, and technology. More...

Commission FDCPA Advisory Opinions

• Commission Issues Advisory Opinion on FDCPA and Debt Collectors
• FTC Advisory Opinion: Debt Collectors May Inform Consumers That Collection Efforts Have Ceased
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Commission Advisory Opinion Concerning Section 809 of the Act