§ 1692h. Multiple debts

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If any consumer owes multiple debts and makes any single payment to any debt collector with respect to such debts, such debt collector may not apply such payment to any debt which is disputed by the consumer and, where applicable, shall apply such payment in accordance with the consumer’s directions.

(Pub. L. 90–321, title VIII, § 810, as added Pub. L. 95–109, Sept. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 880.)

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To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prohibit abusive practices by debt collectors

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Pub. L. 90–321, title VIII, § 810
Pub. L. 95–109
91 Stat. 880
section 819 of Pub. L. 90–321

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§ 1692h

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