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H.R.2544
Sponsor: Rep Metcalf, Jack(introduced 7/16/1999)
Latest Major Action: 7/30/1999 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to reduce the cost of credit, and for other purposes.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
7/16/1999:
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
7/30/1999:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(24), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Barcia, James A. - 10/5/1999 Rep Cook, Merrill - 9/12/2000
Rep Cubin, Barbara - 9/30/1999 Rep Hastings, Doc - 4/4/2000
Rep Hill, Rick - 3/14/2000 Rep Hostettler, John N. - 6/15/2000
Rep Hutchinson, Asa - 1/24/2000 Rep Isakson, Johnny - 10/19/1999
Rep LaTourette, Steve C. - 3/14/2000 Rep Lewis, Ron - 5/24/2000
Rep Lucas, Frank D. - 11/18/1999 Rep McInnis, Scott - 10/5/1999
Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. - 10/21/1999 Rep Northup, Anne - 10/5/1999
Rep Petri, Thomas E. - 2/7/2000 Rep Pryce, Deborah - 10/19/1999
Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. - 9/18/2000 Rep Schaffer, Bob - 11/10/1999
Rep Sessions, Pete - 11/10/1999 Rep Smith, Adam - 3/14/2000
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. - 10/5/1999 Rep Terry, Lee - 2/16/2000
Rep Wamp, Zach - 11/18/1999 Rep Weldon, Dave - 10/5/1999


SUMMARY AS OF:
7/16/1999--Introduced.

Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1999 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of "communication" any actions taken pursuant to Federal or State rules of civil procedure, or a nonjudicial foreclosure; and (2) permit collection activities and communications during the 30 days following initial notice to the consumer about a debt collection unless the consumer requests cessation of such activities.

Extends to any series of class actions arising out of the same violations by the same debt collector the current limit on the total amount of the debt collector's liability for additional damages that can be awarded to a plaintiff in the case of a successful class action to enforce liability of a noncompliant debt collector. Disallows recovery to the consumer of attorney's fees accruing after the consumer's refusal of such debt collector's settlement offer, if the amount of the final judgment awarded to the consumer is less than such offer.

Shields a debt collector from liability in the case of good faith compliance with Federal or State rules of civil procedure.

Exempts from certain debt collection disclosure requirements those mortgage servicers for which delinquent debt collection is secondary to the servicing of federally related mortgage loans secured by a first lien. Requires such mortgage servicers to furnish the debtor with certain validation statements prior to debt acceleration.