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In the new changes to Regulation F, the frequency at which a collections agency can contact a consumer has changed. This change, presented in Section 1006.14B21A, addresses telephone call frequency and restricts agencies to contacting a consumer seven times within seven consecutive days.

If you choose not to verify your identity by providing information, like your Social Security number, the debt collector will generally ask you for another form of identification, including: Account number for the debt in question, if you know it. Other contact information, such as your current or previous address.

Evidence of debt means a writing that evidences a promise to pay or a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, such as a promissory note, bond, negotiable instrument, a loan, credit, or similar agreement, or a monetary judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

It's generally easier for first-party creditors to prove you owe a debt. They simply produce the original credit agreement that shows your name and identifying information, like your address and Social Security number.

An effective debt collection letter should include all of the following: The total amount the client owes you. The original date the balance was due. Instructions detailing how to make the overdue payment.

Effective April 7, 2022, the New York statute of limitations for debt collection lawsuits arising out of a consumer credit transaction is reduced from six years to three years. Also, payment toward the debt or written or oral affirmation of the debt by the consumer does not revive or extend the limitations period.