CFPB issues rules to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports
Credit-reporting companies and debt collectors have previously opposed the policy, which could face political and legal challenges under incoming President Donald Trump.
Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports
Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small business loans, according to a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration.
As Biden nears exit, US bans medical debt from credit reports
President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced on Tuesday a ban on medical debt in American consumers' credit reports, making good on a campaign year pledge less than two weeks before leaving office.
CFPB Bans Medical Bills From Credit Reports
Credit-reporting companies will be banned from including medical debt on credit reports, under a rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The rule isn’t slated to go into effect until March,
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.
CFPB finalizes rule barring medical debt from credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being included on credit reports, potentially freeing up billions in credit. The finalized
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