[dragonwriter]

Preventing selling debt wouldn't prevent outsourcing of collections, I can pay someone to collect debt without selling them the debt.

I can even make their fee contingent on their success in collection.

[harrumph]

>I can pay someone to collect debt without selling them the debt.

True. Legislation designed to reduce collections abuse could make contracting illegal or strictly limit outsourcing to companies with operational records that are free of abuse.