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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 credit scores.

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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 new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) prohibits cre

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Medical debt will be removed from credit reports: What this means for Americans

The Biden administration finalized a new rule that will prevent Americans from the harm caused by medical debt, including being coerced by debt collectors to pay bills they do not owe.

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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.

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Joe Biden Reduces Medical Debt 'Burden' For Millions of Americans

Americans owed a total of $220 billion in medical debt in February 2024, with approximately 14 million people (six percent of adults) indebted by more than $1,000. Around three million people (one ...

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