NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 2-192 — Written Confirmation of Debt Payment Schedule or Settlement Agreement With Consumer.

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(a) The written confirmation of the debt payment schedule or settlement agreement with a consumer that a debt collection agency is required to furnish pursuant to § 20-493.1 (b) shall identify the originating creditor of the debt, the debt collection agency, the employee of such agency who concluded the debt payment sc

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§ 2-192 Written Confirmation of Debt Payment Schedule or Settlement Agreement With Consumer.

RCNY § 2-192

(a)The written confirmation of the debt payment schedule or settlement agreement with a consumer that a debt collection agency is required to furnish pursuant to § 20-493.1 (b) shall identify the originating creditor of the debt, the debt collection agency, the employee of such agency who concluded the debt payment schedule or agreement or the employee's direct supervisor, the name and address of the consumer, the date on which the debt payment schedule or agreement was made, the specific amount and due date of each payment, the address where the payments are to be mailed or where payment may otherwise be transmitted, any other terms of the debt payment schedule or agreement, and the conditions for satisfying the outstanding balance.

(b)Whenever a debt collection agency agrees to a debt payment schedule or a settlement agreement for debts originated by more than one creditor, such agency shall clearly and separately identify on such written confirmation the debt due to each originating creditor, the amount to be paid on each such debt, and how the payment the consumer makes shall be applied to each debt covered by the payment schedule or settlement agreement.

(c)Such written confirmation shall not include any terms or conditions that were not specifically agreed to by the consumer.

(d)Upon a consumer's payment of a debt as stated in the debt payment schedule or settlement agreement, the debt collection agency shall, within 21 calendar days after receipt of the final payment, send to the consumer a written confirmation of the satisfaction of the indebtedness that identifies the originating creditor and the original account number of the indebtedness.

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