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Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Massachusetts State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to South Dakota State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Oregon State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB Letter to Washington State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release
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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Report Medical Collections on Credit Reports in Native American Communities
Category: Letter
Archived
CFPB and IHS joint letter re: Protecting approved Purchased/Referred Care program patients from improper bills
Category: Press release
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CFPB and CMS Take Action to Stop Illegal Billing of Lowest-Income Medicare Recipients
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Julie Margetta Morgan at the HealthWatch Wisconsin Medical Debt Symposium
Category: Consumer advisories
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Consumer advisory: Pause and review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector
Category: Press release
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CFPB Takes Aim at Double Billing and Inflated Charges in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at a White House Convening on Medical Debt
Category: Press release
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CFPB Director Chopra Joins White House Event on Medical Debt
Category: Blog
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Medical Debt and Non-Profit Hospital Billing Practices
Category: Blog
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Debt collectors that take advantage of surviving spouses and their vulnerabilities
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2024
Category: Blog
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What we're learning: Medical debt's impact on Alaska Native communities
Category: Blog
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What we're hearing: financial challenges along the Gulf Coast
Category: Press release
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CFPB Exams Find Loan Servicing Failures, Illegal Debt Collection Practices, and Issues with Medical Payment Products
Category: Blog
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Ensuring consumers aren’t pushed into medical payment products
Category: Press release
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CFPB Proposes to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the Proposed Ban of Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Report Data spotlight: Early impacts of removing low-balance medical collections
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Financial Products
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Highlights the Hidden Costs of Health Savings Accounts
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Health Savings Accounts
Category: Press release
Archived
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
Archived
CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement
Archived
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
Archived
CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Press release
Archived
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
Archived
CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement
Archived
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Blog
Archived
What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Exams Find Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Practices Across a Wide Array of Consumer Financial Product Lines
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for the CFPB Hearing on Medical Billing and Collections
Category: Press release
Archived
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: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Medical Billing and Collections Among Older Americans
Category: Blog
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Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Report Medical Credit Cards and Financing Plans
Category: Speech
Archived
Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra at the American Association of Healthcare Administration Management
Category: Press release
Archived
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: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog
Archived
Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Finds One-Third Decline in Collections Items on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Blog
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You can help caregivers spot illegal nursing home debt collection tactics
Category: Blog
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Your voices help drive our work
Category: Report Issue Spotlight: Nursing Home Debt Collection
Category: Press release
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CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices
Category: Speech
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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
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CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt in Rural Appalachia
Category: Blog
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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
Archived
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: Op-ed | Category: Speech
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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
Archived
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
Archived
CFPB Report Spotlights Medical Billing Challenges
Category: Blog
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Know your rights and protections when it comes to medical bills and collections
Category: Blog
Archived
Are you getting the help with your medical bills you are entitled to?
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
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Deputy Director Martinez’s Opening Remarks to the Academic Research Council
Category: Speech
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Director Chopra’s Opening Remarks to the Consumer Advisory Board
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra on New CFPB Medical Debt Report
Category: Report Medical debt burden in the United States
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Blog
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No Surprises Act: How we are protecting people from the side effects of surprise medical bills
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Issues Bulletin to Prevent Unlawful Medical Debt Collection and Credit Reporting
Category: Press release
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CFPB Releases Report Detailing Consumer Complaint Response Deficiencies of the Big Three Credit Bureaus
Category: Press release
Archived
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Third-Party Debt Collections
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Third-Party Debt Collections Tradeline Reporting
Category: Blog
Archived
What to do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs
Category: Blog
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New protections for servicemembers and veterans alert
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Takes Action Against Medical Debt Collector
Category: Blog
Archived
Save the date: Join us for the Winter 2015 Consumer Advisory Board meeting in Washington, DC
Category: Blog
Archived
Live from Oklahoma City!
Category: Blog
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Seven ways to keep medical debt in check
Category: Report Consumer credit reports: A study of medical and non-medical collections
Category: Blog
Archived
Here’s how medical debt hurts your credit report
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Spotlights Concerns with Medical Debt Collection and Reporting
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Medical Debt Collection Hearing
Category: Blog
Archived
Save the date, Oklahoma City!
Category: Press release
Archived
CFPB Study Finds Medical Debt Overly Penalizes Consumer Credit Scores
Category: Speech
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Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Medical Debt Study Press Call
Category: Office of Research Publication Data point: Medical debt and credit scores
Category: Blog
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What’s the deal with health care credit cards? Four things you should know
Category: Press release
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CFPB Orders GE CareCredit to Refund $34.1 Million for Deceptive Health-Care Credit Card Enrollment

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