Government
Feb. 5, 2020
Bill to license debt collectors, author says attorneys won’t take cases
Under SB 908, the state’s Department of Business Oversight would enforce the terms of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, which was passed in 1977 to prevent “deceptive, dishonest, and unreasonable debt collection practices.”
A California legislator has introduced a bill to license debt collectors because, he said Monday, few borrowers file civil actions to enforce their rights and few attorneys want to take these cases.
Under SB 908, the state's Department of Business Oversight would enforce the terms of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, which was passed in 1977 to prevent "deceptive, dishonest, and unreasonable debt collection practice...
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