The Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment period, until December 1, 2010, on a proposed policy statement clarifying when the FTC will take action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the FTC Act against companies who contact the relatives of deceased consumers to collect the decedent’s debts.
On October 8, 2010, the FTC published in the Federal Register a proposed policy statement clarifying how the FTC will enforce federal law regarding:
In its Federal Register Notice, the FTC asked that interested parties submit public comments by November 8, 2010. To give interested parties more time to present their views and supporting information, the FTC will extend the public comment period until December 1, 2010, and will publish a new Federal Register Notice shortly.
The Commission vote to extend the comment period was 5-0.
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