Medical debt will no longer impact your credit under new federal rule
A new federal rule prevents medical debt from counting against Americans seeking credit for a variety of purposes. Finalized Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the rule bans ...
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Medical debt to be removed from credit reports
Unpaid medical bills will no longer affect credit scores after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit ...
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KAISER HEALTH CARE: Biden administration bars medical debt from credit scores
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit ...
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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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?
Medical debt ought to be a different case because credit-score blemishes connected to health scares and unforeseen medical mishaps aren't a good gauge of a person's ability to repay other loans, CFPB ...
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 ...