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Section 1788.1
Purpose and Public Policy Behind the Act


Section 1788.2
Debt Collection Terms and Definitions


Section 1788.3
Providing Information to Employers


Section 1788.10
Threatening Debt Collection Tactics


Section 1788.11
Collection Calls & Communication Rules


Section 1788.12
3rd Party Contact Regarding Your Debt


Section 1788.13
Debt Collection Deception and Misrepresentation


Section 1788.14
Harassing Communication Tactics


Section 1788.15
Unfair Practices - Lawsuits & Service on the Debtor


Section 1788.16
Misrepresentation of Judicial or Government Entity


Section 1788.17
Compliance with the FDCPA


Section 1788.20
Consumer Credit Application


Section 1788.21
Responsibility of Creditor Notification


Section 1788.22
Consumer Credit Transactions


Section 1788.30
Damages Available Under the Act


Enforcement & Relation to State Laws

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Consumer Credit Applications


§ 1788.20


In connection with any request or application for consumer credit, no person shall:
    (a) Request or apply for such credit at a time when such person knows there is no reasonable probability of such person's being able, or such person then lacks the intention, to pay the obligation created thereby in accordance with the terms and conditions of the credit extension; or

    (b) Knowingly submit false or inaccurate information or willfully conceal adverse information bearing upon such person's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.



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