Medical Debt Wreaks Havoc on Consumers’ Credit Reports
Medical Debt Wreaks Havoc on Consumers’ Credit Reports The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report that reveals that over 1 in 5 consumers, or 43 million, have black marks on their credit reports for medical debts, and that medical debts constitute over half of debt collection items on credit reports. Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center said “This report is another example of the powerful information revealed by CFPB’s groundbreaking research.” Medical debt is different from other types of consumer debt. Medical debt is unique because the most vulnerable patients – the uninsured and underinsured...
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