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Biden administration finalizes rule on medical debt

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The CFPB estimates $49 billion in medical bills will be removed from the credit reports of 15 million Americans under a new rule.

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  1. NBC News

    Biden administration finalizes rule to strike medical debt from credit reports (opens NBC News)

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    U.S. consumers will no longer have medical debt appear on their credit reports under a new rule the CFPB finalized Tuesday.

  2. Fox7 Austin

    Medical debt banned from appearing on credit reports in new Biden administration rule (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on consumer credit reports, which can result in people being blocked mortgages and car loans. Here's what to know about the newly-announced rule.

  3. Daily Journal

    Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports (opens Daily Journal)

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    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.

  4. Time

    Biden Bans Medical Debt From Appearing on Credit Reports (opens Time)

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    The move will remove $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of 15 million Americans.

  5. KYMA Yuma

    Biden administration to remove medical debt from credit reports (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The Biden administration has announced an initiative to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debts from credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans.

  6. Washington Times

    Biden rule banning medical debt from credit reports raises alarm (opens Washington Times)

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    The Biden administration moved Tuesday to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports, erasing $49 billion in unpaid bills from such records of 15 million Americans.

  7. Forbes

    New Biden Administration Rule Removes Medical Bills From Credit Reports Used By Lenders (opens Forbes)

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    The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of millions of Americans.

  8. NPR

    New rules will ban medical debt from your credit report (opens NPR)

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    The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration.

  9. WHDH Boston

    Medical debt soon will be banned on credit reports - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.The Biden administration is finalizing a rule Tuesday

  10. East Idaho News

    Medical debt soon will be banned on credit reports (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer. The Biden administration is finalizing a rule Tuesday that will end the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and ban lenders from using certain medical information in loan de…

  11. New York Times

    Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports (opens New York Times)

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    The future of the new rule remains in question, however, with President-elect Donald J. Trump set to return to the White House this month.

  12. The Guardian

    Biden administration bans medical debt from inclusion on credit reports (opens The Guardian)

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    Kamala Harris announces removal of billions in medical debt from credit reports of 15 million Americans

  13. CBS News

    Medical debt banned from credit reports by new Biden administration rule (opens CBS News)

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    Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports under a final rule announced by the Biden administration.

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    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.

  15. New Hampshire Union Leader

    As Biden nears exit, U.S. bans medical debt from credit reports (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    President Joe Biden

  16. CNN

    Medical debt soon will be banned on credit reports under Biden administration rule (opens CNN)

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    Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.

  17. Quartz

    Medical debt will soon be banned from credit reports (opens Quartz)

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    A new Biden administration rule will help 22,000 mortgages get approved each year

  18. PJ Media

    Biden Administration Removes Medical Debt From Credit Reports (opens PJ Media)

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  19. WSVN Miami

    Medical debt soon will be banned on credit reports - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.The Biden administration is finalizing a rule

  20. Al Jazeera

    US bans medical debt from credit reports as Biden nears exit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says change will strike $49bn in medical debt from credit reports.

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved today to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports, potentially lifting the credit scores of about 15 million Americans and making it easier for them to obtain loans.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Credit groups sue Biden administration over banning medical debt from credit scores (opens Washington Examiner)

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    There is an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans.

  23. Black Enterprise

    Biden Administration Rule Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports (opens Black Enterprise)

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    On Jan. 7, the Biden administration announced a new rule that blocks medical debt from appearing on credit reports.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Industry groups sue over Biden ban on medical debt in credit reports (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Consumer watchdog said new rule would lead to rising credit scores and an additional 22,000 low-cost mortgages annually.

  25. Roll Call

    Biden administration finalizes rule on medical debt (opens Roll Call)

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    The CFPB estimates $49 billion in medical bills will be removed from the credit reports of 15 million Americans under a new rule.

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