They did not tell him who they were representing, just that if we didn't call to make payment arrangements they were going to sue for x amount of dollars on 4-28-06. It really upset him.
FDCPA Section 805: (b) COMMUNICATION WITH THIRD PARTIES. Except as provided in section 804, without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector, or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, or as reasonably necessary to effectuate a postjudgment judicial remedy, a debt collector may not communicate, in connection with the collection of any debt, with any person other than a consumer, his attorney, a consumer reporting agency if otherwise permitted by law, the creditor, the attorney of the creditor, or the attorney of the debt collector.
See the post above. That's a FDCPA violation. Have your father-in-law memorialize the conversation *immediately*.
