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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Consumer Protection Bureau Will Soon Remove Medical Bills from Your Credit Reports
The CFPB's ruling will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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Credit bureaus sue to block new rule restricting use of medical debt info
A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association have filed a ...
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CFPB sued for exceeding its authority on medical debt rule
Two trade groups filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it exceeded its authority and ...
Debt Collectors File New Challenge to CFPB Medical Debt Rule (1)
Debt collectors sued in Texas federal court to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ban on medical debt in credit ...