### Question
How is the term debt collector defined?


### Answer
The term **debt collector** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 1692a* as the following:

> any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 1692a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 40-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER V-DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES**

