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Mini Miranda

Mini Miranda — The mini Miranda is the disclosure a debt collector must make in its initial communication that it is attempting to collect a debt and that any information obtained will be used for that purpose, plus the shorter disclosure in every subsequent communication that the communication is from a debt collector.

The statutory source is FDCPA § 1692e(11), which makes the failure to disclose a false or misleading representation. Regulation F restates it at 12 C.F.R. § 1006.18(e)(1)–(2), and § 1006.34(a)(1) folds the initial-communication version into the validation notice. Two operational traps: the subsequent-communication disclosure is required in every later communication, not just letters, and a limited-content message under § 1006.2(j) is not a communication, so adding the mini Miranda to a voicemail defeats the very safe harbor the voicemail was drafted to claim.

See also

• Limited-content messageA limited-content message is a voicemail for a consumer that contains only the content Regulation F permits and, because it is defined not to be a "communication" in connection with debt collection, can be left without triggering the mini Miranda or risking a third-party disclosure.
• Validation noticeA validation notice is the disclosure a debt collector must deliver in, or within five days of, its initial communication with a consumer, stating the amount of the debt, the creditor to whom it is owed, an itemization measured from a chosen reference date, and the consumer's rights to dispute the debt and to request the original creditor's name and address.

Last reviewed 2026-07-29

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