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Account Recovery
JANUARY 8, 2025
The background: The plaintiffs, representing medical service providers, argue that the credit reporting agencies 2022 decision to no longer include unpaid medical debts under $500 on consumer credit reports constitutes a conspiracy that harms small and independent healthcare providers.
Account Recovery
APRIL 25, 2025
Oregon is the latest state attempting to fill the void being left by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a medical debt credit reporting and collection bill, which this week passed the state Senate. The legislation cleared the chamber with an 18-10 vote and now moves to the Oregon House of Representatives.
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Account Recovery
MARCH 18, 2025
A bill is under consideration in the Oklahoma legislature that would prohibit certain medical debts from being reported to credit bureaus, preventing them from impacting consumers credit scores. Driving the news: House Bill 1709, introduced by Rep.
Account Recovery
OCTOBER 3, 2024
9890, called the Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024, was introduced earlier this week by Rep. Healthcare is one of the most unaffordable insurances for individuals.” Don Bacon [R-Neb.], Marie Gluesenkamp Perez [D-Wash.]. Bacon in a statement. “I Learn more. And more.
Collection Industry News
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
This decline, as well as insights from CFPB market monitoring, suggests that debt collectors are moving away from reporting (or furnishing) medical bills to credit reporting companies, resulting in fewer medical tradelines on consumer credit reports.
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 5, 2022
Don’t go into too many details, but let the debt collector know if you’re trying to buy a house but can’t because of the negative information on your credit report. Then kindly ask the debt collector to remove collections from your credit report out of goodwill. Wilshire Consumer Credit.
Collection Industry News
JUNE 28, 2021
recommended a series of actions to protect consumers’ credit scores, provide patients with more information about financial assistance and coverage options, and give them more time to dispute or resolve debts before they are sent to collections. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
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