The FDCPA requires suing consumers where they live or signed the contract. Distant-forum abuse still happens because a defendant who can’t get to the courthouse defaults. It’s also a $1,000 statutory violation plus attorney fees, and judges take it seriously.
Check the venue on any summons before anything else.
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