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Category: Director's statement Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Financial Products
Category: Press release CFPB Highlights the Hidden Costs of Health Savings Accounts
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Health Savings Accounts
Category: Press release CFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports
Category: Report Recent Changes in Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Records
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of Seth Frotman, General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the National Consumer Law Center/National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Advisory Committee Appointments
Category: Press release CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Pone en Marcha la Creación de Normativa para Eliminar Facturas Médicas en Informes de Crédito
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Blog What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog Qué nos dicen los consumidores de New Mexico
Category: Press release CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for the CFPB Hearing on Medical Billing and Collections
Category: Press release CFPB, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Treasury Launch Inquiry into Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients for Health Care Costs
Category: Press release La CFPB, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos y el Departamento del Tesoro Solicitan Información sobre Costosas Tarjetas de Crédito y Préstamos que los Pacientes son empujados a Tomar para pagar Costos de Atención Médica
Category: Blog Accepting applications for CFPB advisory committees
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Medical Billing and Collections Among Older Americans
Category: Blog Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Blog ¿Tiene deudas médicas? Ninguna que haya pagado o que sea menos de $500, debería aparecer en su informe de crédito
Category: Report Medical Credit Cards and Financing Plans
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients
Category: Report Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Appointments of New Advisory Committee Members
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Press release CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Blog Usted puede ayudar a cuidadores a descubrir tácticas ilegales de cobranzas de deudas con hogares de cuidado
Category: Speech Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Blog Sus voces guían nuestro trabajo
Category: Blog Your voices help drive our work
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Nursing Home Debt Collection
Category: Press release CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Speech Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Press release CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt in Rural Appalachia
Category: Blog Exploring the connection between financial assistance for medical care and medical collections
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Press release CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog Accepting applications for CFPB advisory committees
Category: Blog Identifying and addressing the financial needs of immigrants
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Deputy Director Zixta Martinez’s Keynote Address at the Consumer Federation of America’s 2022 Consumer Assembly
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2021 Annual Report
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection
Category: Report Complaint Bulletin: Medical billing and collection issues described in consumer complaints
Category: Press release CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Blog Ou dwe konnen ki dwa ak pwoteksyon ou genyen nan sa ki gen pou wè avèk bòdwo medikal ak rekouvreman
Category: Blog Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan at proteksyon pagdating sa mga medikal na singil at pangongolekta
Category: Blog Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Blog Biết các quyền và biện pháp bảo vệ của quý vị khi đề cập tới hóa đơn và thu nợ y tế
Category: Blog 瞭解你關於醫療帳單和收帳的權利和保護措施
Category: Blog Conozca sus derechos y protecciones en relación a las facturas médicas y los cobros
Category: Blog Are you getting the help with your medical bills you are entitled to?
Category: Blog 의료비 및 추심에 대한 권리와 보호조치에 대해 알아보세요.
Category: Blog Знайте и защищайте свои права, касающиеся медицинских счетов и взыскания задолженности
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Deputy Director Martinez’s Opening Remarks to the Academic Research Council
Category: Speech Director Chopra’s Opening Remarks to the Consumer Advisory Board
Category: Blog Overdraft fees can price people out of banking
Category: Blog New effort focused on financial issues facing rural communities
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on New CFPB Medical Debt Report
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Press release CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Blog Report illustrates how the big three credit reporting companies are giving consumers the runaround
Category: Blog No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Bulletin to Prevent Unlawful Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting
Category: Press release CFPB Releases Report Detailing Consumer Complaint Response Deficiencies of the Big Three Credit Bureaus
Category: Speech Remarks of Deputy Director Zixta Martinez at Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces New Advisory Committee Members
Category: Blog We are accepting applications for our Advisory Committees
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Advisory Committee Members
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Advisory Committees to Meet on May 1, 2020
Category: Blog We are accepting applications for our Advisory Committees
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Advisory Committee Members
Category: Press release Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Third-Party Debt Collections
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Third-Party Debt Collections Tradeline Reporting
Category: Blog What to do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs
Category: Blog We are accepting applications for our Advisory Committees
Category: Press release CFPB Announces Enhancements to Advisory Committees and Opening of Member Applications
Category: Blog New protections for servicemembers and veterans alert
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Committees Meet to Discuss Emerging Trends in Financial Services Technology
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Committees Meet With New Members
Category: Press release Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Announces New Advisory Committee Members
Category: Blog Transforming the way we engage
Category: Blog We are accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils (ABC)
Category: Report Consumer voices on overdraft programs
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Press release CFPB Announces New Advisory Board and Council Members
Category: Report Consumer insights on managing funds at retirement
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting
Category: Blog Accepting applications for our Advisory Board and Councils
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Advisory Board Meeting