Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-24-501 (2026)
Title
✓ current as of May 2026
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act”.
History. Acts 2009, No. 1455, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: Humes v. LVNV Funding, L.L.C. (In re Humes), 496 B.R. 557 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2013).
Humes v. LVNV Funding, L.L.C. (In re Humes), 496 B.R. 557 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2013). “(“FDCPA”); (2) violated the Arkansas Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, codified at Ark.Code Ann. §§ 17-24-501, et seq. (“AFDCPA”); (3) violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, codified at Ark.”
McMullen v. McHughes Law Firm, 2015 Ark. 15 (Ark. 2015). “In her complaint, McMullen alleged that McHughes violated the AFDCPA, codified at Arkansas Code Annotated sections 17-24-501 through - 512, and the FDCPA, codified at 15 U.”
Scroggin v. Credit Bureau of Jonesboro, Inc., 973 F. Supp. 2d 961 (E.D. Ark. 2013). “, and the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (AFDCPA), Ark.Code Ann. § 17-24-501 et seq., in its attempts to collect a debt for medical services allegedly owed by Scroggin.”
In Re Humes, 468 B.R. 346 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2011). “("FDCPA"); (2) violated the Arkansas Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, codified at Ark.Code Ann. §§ 17-24-501, et seq. ("AFDCPA"); (3) violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, codified at Ark.”
Humes v. LVNV Funding, L.L.C., 468 B.R. 346 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2011). “(“FDCPA”); (2) violated the Arkansas Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, codified at Ark.Code Ann. §§ 17-24-501, et seq. (“AFDCPA”); (3) violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, codified at Ark.”
Midland Funding, LLC; & Midland Credit Mgmt., Inc. v. Jennifer Briesmeister, on Behalf of Herself & All Others Similarly Situated, 2022 Ark. App. 52 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022). “Choice of Law The complaint filed by Briesmeister alleges a violation of the AFDCPA, codified at Arkansas Code Annotated sections 17-24-501 et seq. (Repl. 2018). The arbitration clause in the Synchrony credit-card agreement provides that the arbitration section of the credit-…”
Garrison v. RevClaims, LLC, 247 F. Supp. 3d 987 (E.D. Ark. 2017). “, and the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 17-24-501 , et seq. Garrison also .”
Brownlee v. Jacob (E.D. Ark. 2019). “and the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“AFDCA”), Ark. Code Ann. §17-24-501 et seq. On or about March 27, 2015, Plaintiff Brownlee opened a Synchrony JC Penny credit card account with an account number ending in 6793.”
Welch v. Jacob (E.D. Ark. 2019). “and the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“AFDCA”), Ark. Code Ann. §17-24-501 et seq. On or about May 3, 2016, Plaintiff Welch opened a Comenity Your Tuition Solution credit card account with an account number ending in 4763.”
Johnson v. Jacob (E.D. Ark. 2019). “and the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“AFDCA”), Ark. Code Ann. §17-24-501 et seq. On or about July 30, 2014, Plaintiff Johnson opened a Citibank Sears credit card account with an account number ending in 876 (“the Account”).”
Smith v. Midland Funding, LLC (W.D. Ark. 2018). “The Complaint filed in state court asserted a single cause of action for violations of the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 17-24-501 , ef seg., and requested statutory damages of up to $1,000 per Defendant (for a total of $2,000) and reasonable…”
Reygadas v. DNF Assocs. LLC (W.D. Ark. 2019). “(“FDCPA”) and the Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Ark. Code Ann. § 17-24-501 , et seq. (“AFDCPA”).”
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