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If you feel that you have a legitimate case against a creditor or bill collector, you may exercise your rights under FACTA/FCRA, FCBA, FDCPA and various State consumer credit protection statutes by contacting the Office of the Attorney General (AG) in your home state. Links to their various websites are indicated below. Links to various AG
complaint forms (for registering complaints against creditors and debt
collectors) are indicated as "forms" after each State AG
website link. Some forms are on-line, while others may
require you to reply by FAX or snail mail. You may also ask your
Attorney General for an application to have a credit freeze placed on your
credit. You
may be referred to another State agency. I never promised that I
could make any of this a simple process!
Register your complaints against creditors or bill collectors who violate either State or Federal consumer credit and billing laws ... then see them in Court. Please keep in mind that the Founding Fathers resolved to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts. Federal courts are important because of their prestige and the caliber of the federal judiciary. Federal courts have jurisdiction to hear only certain types of matters pursuant to federal statutes and the U.S. constitution. For example, Federal courts may hear cases where the matter in controversy exceeds $75,000. Federal courts also have jurisdiction over disputes between citizens of two different States or between foreign nationals and U.S. citizens. Federal jurisdiction is also granted by a number of statutes (including FACTA/FCRA, FCBA, and FDCPA). The Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over the patent, copyright and bankruptcy laws, as well as other areas of "concurrent jurisdiction" such as the trademark and antitrust laws where actions may be brought in either Federal or State courts. The Federal courts also have jurisdiction over civil rights laws and Constitutional actions. |
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