New rule wipes medical debt from consumer credit reports
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The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from about 15 million Americans’ credit reports and bars lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions.
The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from about 15 million Americans’ credit reports and bars lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions.