Seven Things to Know About New York City’s New Debt Collection Rules

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on the Maurice Wutscher blog and is republished here with permission.

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The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has adopted new rules requiring debt collectors to provide consumers with language preference disclosures and an affirmative obligation to request and record the consumer’s language preference. It does not require a debt collector to translate a collection communication.