New Jersey 101.5 » Consumer Credit Fairness Act http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:56:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJ Consumer Credit Fairness Act Advances http://nj1015.com/nj-consumer-credit-fairness-act-advances/ http://nj1015.com/nj-consumer-credit-fairness-act-advances/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:28:47 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=205397 A bill sponsored by Assembly members John Burzichelli and Celeste Riley to bolster consumer protection against manipulative debt buyers and unfair debt collection practices has been approved today by the Consumer Affairs Committee. The measure establishes the “Consumer Credit Fairness Act” to curb abusive tactics used by companies that purchase consumer debt with the intention to regain their investment from collection.

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