Debt collectors ignore written cease-contact orders targeting vulnerable consumers
Debt collectors continue contacting consumers by phone and through third parties despite documented written requests to stop, a clear FDCPA violation that is disproportionately harmful to medically vulnerable individuals on fixed incomes. The practice persists because CFPB enforcement actions are slow and individual damages under FDCPA are capped at $1,000, providing insufficient deterrent. Consumers with medical conditions and liens face compounding stress from harassment they have no effective means to stop.
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