The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) is the primary law in the U.S. governing the conduct of telemarketers. Its primary regulator is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The TCPA restricts the use of dialers, prerecorded voice messages, SMS text messages received by cell phones, and the use of fax machines. Even though the law was not designed with ARM in mind, debt collectors often find themselves restricted in the communication technology they can use. In addition, contradictory guidance from regulators and court rulings has led to an explosion in the number of TCPA cases collection agencies must defend.
insideARM maintains an abundance of information about TCPA developments related to the ARM industry. View our case law grid here, and our TCPA Toolbox here.
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Do Your New Employees Understand What a Creditor Is?
9 May 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Slow Down in First Half of April
30 April 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Gain Steam in Second Half of March
12 April 2012
Acquisition Boosts TCPA-Compliant Cell Calling Solution
11 April 2012
Dial Safely
11 April 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Up in First Half of March; Pull Even Year-over-Year
30 March 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Increase in Second Half of February
15 March 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits in 2011 Revised Up Over 12,000
27 February 2012
FDCPA Suits Jump in Second Half of January
16 February 2012
FCC Rule Adoption to Allow Autodialer Calls to Cell Phones for Debt Collection
16 February 2012
PODCAST: Is it Illegal to Record Collection Calls?
14 February 2012
New Radius Cell Manager Strictly Follows TCPA Law
1 February 2012
WebRecon to Transform, Begin Verifying Litigant IDs and Tracking Pre-Litigation Demands
31 January 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Fall Again in First Half of January
27 January 2012
If Industry Lobbying is Villainous, I'm a Real Scoundrel!
27 January 2012
Consumers Can File TCPA Suits Against Collectors in Federal Court: Supreme Court
19 January 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Set Another Record in 2011
12 January 2012
FDCPA Lawsuits Flat in First Half of December
28 December 2011
Sponsoring Rep. Kills TCPA Reform Bill
15 December 2011
FDCPA Lawsuits Continue Downward Slide in November
14 December 2011