The CFPB estimates credit scores could jump by up to 20 points when medical debt disappears from reports. That impact can be ...

The short answer is yes, most collections debt can be eliminated through bankruptcy, but the type of bankruptcy you file ...

Debt settlement involves persuading creditors to accept less than the amount you owe as payment in full. Normally, debt ...

Medical billing errors and improper claim denials have been redefining the financial future of millions of families. These ...

Medical debt is not a realistic predictor of a ... If you find discrepancies with your credit score or information from your credit report, please contact TransUnion® directly.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a government agency that oversees the consumer finance industry, ...

Lawsuits challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule on medical debt are the latest issues facing banks ...

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President Joe Biden finalized a rule that eliminates unpaid medical bills from credit reports, a change expected to free ...

Now appearing on 15 million Americans credit report is $49 billion in medical debt. But that’s set to change. Soon, medical debt will no longer appear on a credit report. That’s thanks to a new ...

Three weeks later, Zhao got a bill from Synchrony Bank, which owns CareCredit, the largest medical credit card company in the ...

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans owe some amount of medical debt, according to the Consumer Financial ... ability to get approved for ...