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Avoiding Overshadowing Claims

FDCPA Defense

Section 1692g requires that within five days of the “initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt” a collector must send the consumer a written notice containing, inter alia , the amount of the debt, and the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed. See 15 U.S.C. 1692g(a)(1), (2).