FEDERAL · 15 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER V—DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES
Multiple debts
15 U.S.C. § 1692h
Title15 — Commerce and Trade
ChapterSUBCHAPTER V—DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES
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15 U.S.C. § 1692h.
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If any consumer owes multiple debts and makes any single payment to any debt collector with respect to such debts, such debt collector may not apply such payment to any debt which is disputed by the consumer and, where applicable, shall apply such payment in accordance with the consumer's directions.
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History
(Pub. L. 90–321, title VIII, §810, as added Pub. L. 95–109, Sept. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 880.)
Editorial Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective upon the expiration of six months after Sept. 20, 1977, see section 819 of Pub. L. 90–321, as added by Pub. L. 95–109, set out as a note under section 1692 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective upon the expiration of six months after Sept. 20, 1977, see section 819 of Pub. L. 90–321, as added by Pub. L. 95–109, set out as a note under section 1692 of this title.
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