Fair Debt Collection: 14.6.6.3 Threatening to Report Debt
False threats to report the consumer to a CRA are, like all false threats, prohibited by the FDCPA446 and sometimes by state debt collection statutes447 or consumer protection acts.448 A lawyer who reports a client’s nonpayment of a fee to a CRA may be in violation of the confidentiality requirements of the rules of professional conduct.449