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MN HF2406

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Debra Hilstrom

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes section 332.31 to include debt buyers in the definition of "collection agency"
  • Defines a debt buyer as a person who purchases an account, bill, or other indebtedness incurred for personal, family, or household purposes and collects it on their own behalf
  • Expands the definition of "collector" to include persons acting on behalf of a collection agency who purchase and collect consumer debt on their own behalf
  • Applies existing debt collection regulations to debt buyers who were previously not explicitly covered under Minnesota's collection agency laws

Legislative Description

Debt buyers regulated.

Last Action

Second reading

3/21/2014

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy2/27/2014

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