A federal judge recently struck down a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seeking to remove medical debt from credit reports. How will this affect medical debt in the future? The post CFPB rule to remove medical debt from credit reports blocked in court appeared first on Lown Institute.| Lown Institute
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule banning medical debt from being included on Americans' credit reports.| Yahoo Finance
In response to widespread concerns about the impact of medical debt, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule in June 2024 aimed at limiting the influence of medical debt on credit reports and preventing certain debt collection practices. Despite recent changes by credit agenc| CHIRblog
People with medical debt are more likely to have other forms of financial distress than other people including loans, overdrawn accounts, and few savings.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Although most adults are in good health and have health insurance, more than 1 in 4 adults (28%) reported delaying or foregoing healthcare due to cost.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker