How removing unpaid medical bills from credit reports could help consumers
A rule finalized this week bans outstanding medical debts from appearing on credit reports and prohibits lenders from using ...
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Debt collectors sue the CFPB for 'overreach' on medical debt
Debt collection trade group ACA International and Specialized Collections Systems, a Houston-based debt collector, filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging its medical ...
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Vice President Harris Announces Final Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
The Biden-Harris Administration has also implemented broader reforms to address the root causes of medical debt, including ...
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Trade Associations File Challenge to CFPB’s Rule on Medical Debt in Consumer Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in ...
What happens if you don’t pay a medical bill, now that medical debt may not hurt your credit score?
Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who ...
Medical Debt Will Now Be Wiped From Credit Reports
A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their ...
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Groups sue to block CFPB's medical debt credit reporting ban
Trade groups file lawsuit against CFPB over new rule banning medical debt from credit reports, arguing it exceeds statutory authority.
New CFPB Rule Keeps Medical Debt Off Credit Reports: What You Need to Know
Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...
CFPB finalizes rule to remove medical debt from credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent ...
Debt Collectors File New Challenge to CFPB Medical Debt Rule
Debt collectors sued in Texas federal court to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ban on medical debt in credit ...
This Week In Credit Card News: Medical Debt To Be Eliminated From Credit Reports
Outstanding credit card and other revolving debt decreased $13.7 billion, the most since early in the pandemic, after surging ...