$49B in medical bills to be removed from credit reports, Sen. Warnock says
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new rule to remove medical debt from credit reports.
US government acts to remove medical debt from credit reports; US Sen. from Georgia weighs in
A federal rule to remove $49 billion in medical bills from American credit reports was finalized Tuesday. The announcement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes just before the White House is set to change administrations,
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The agency said the rule would remove $49 billion in medical debts from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans. It was adopted despite demands from Republicans in Congre
Sen. Warnock speaks about removing medical debt from credit reports
U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock spoke following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ruling that will remove medical debt from credit reports.
New Biden rule would remove nearly $49B in medical debt from millions of credit reports
The CFPB said the new rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans.
Medical debt soon will be banned on credit reports
Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.
New federal rule will remove medical debt from credit reports
The final rule is set to take effect in March – but that timeline could be delayed by legal challenges. Debt collection industry groups like the Association of Credit and Collec
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