Why Did Americans Suddenly Pay Off Credit Card Debt In November?
Total U.S. credit card debt fell 12% at an annualized rate in November, a plunge not seen since the onset of the pandemic. High interest rates and tightening lending standards by banks may be preventing people from using credit cards, even if they want to.
What happens if you don’t pay a medical bill, now that medical debt may not hurt your credit score?
Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills.
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.
This Week In Credit Card News: Medical Debt To Be Eliminated From Credit Reports
Outstanding credit card and other revolving debt decreased $13.7 billion, the most since early in the pandemic, after surging a month earlier. Non-revolving credit, such as loans for vehicle purchases and school tuition,
Medical debts will no longer be on credit reports. Here's when new rule takes effect
Change expected to "remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans."
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.
Medical debt to be barred from credit reports - a FOX 4 report
Medical debt to be barred from credit reports - a FOX 4 report
Medical debt will no longer impact your credit under new federal rule
A new federal rule prevents medical debt from counting against Americans seeking credit for a variety of purposes. Finalized Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the rule bans the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports while also prohibiting lenders from considering medical information in their approval decisions.
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