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Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a final rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical information. The FCRA prohibits creditors from considering medical information in credit eligibility determinations. The CFPB is removing a regulatory exception that had permitted creditors to obtain and use information on medical debts notwithstanding this statutory limitation. The final rule also provides that a consumer reporting agency generally may not furnish to a creditor a consumer report containing information on medical debt that the creditor is prohibited from using.

Final rule

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Final rule correction

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Unofficial Redline of the Medical Debt Final Rule

Executive Summary of the FCRA Medical Information Rule


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