Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Debt collectors

Faith — Have you ever received a phone call from a debt collector? A new federal rule will allow debt collectors to target people online, too. They now have permission to reach out to individuals via social media, without even confirming if the person they are harassing owes money. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is supposed to protect people from financial harm and scams, but this new rule does the opposite. Sign to help change this rule.

Debt collectors can harass you online -- even if you dont owe $

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A new federal rule allows debt collectors to harass people on their social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Worse, these debt collectors don't even have to confirm that the person they're bothering actually owes the money!

That means any of us could get unlimited text messages, emails and direct messages on social media about supposed money we owe, even if we don't owe it. Sign our petition to fight back against this anti-consumer rule!

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should stand up for consumer rights, not hurt them. Which is why the Bureau should immediately rescind rules that allow debt collectors to harass people on their social media accounts — without even confirming first if they actually owe money. Debt collectors also should be required to document that a person actually owes money before trying to collect it. Your job is to protect consumers from financial harm and scams, and this new rule does the exact opposite.

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