The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has written a letter in support of a Connecticut bill that would prohibit healthcare providers in the state from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies for use in a consumer report. The letter, which focuses on Connecticut State Senate Bill 395...
Consumers’ total outstanding credit leapt by $23.7 billion in November after growing by $5.8 billion the previous month. Revolving credit accounted for $19.1 billion of the increase, while nonrevolving credit made up the other $4.6 billion, the Federal Reserve said Monday (Jan. 8) in its monthly report on consumer...
Three credit reporting agencies have taken another step in removing medical collection tradelines from credit reports. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have removed medical collections debt with an initial reported balance of under $500 from U.S. consumer credit reports, the three credit reporting agencies said Tuesday...
Kountable announced it has launched credit bureau reporting for SMBs in Rwanda and Kenya based on how well they execute on projects. “Kountable is pleased to take the lead globally in reporting on good execution behaviors inside of a project with agreed upon milestones,” Kountable...
June 11, 2024
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., condemned a proposed rule announced Tuesday (June 11) by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying it would upend the American credit and healthcare systems. McHenry’s statement came in response to the CFPB’s announcement that with its proposed rule, it seeks to ban medical bills from […]
April 15, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has written a letter in support of a Connecticut bill that would prohibit healthcare providers in the state from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies for...
January 08, 2024
Consumers’ total outstanding credit leapt by $23.7 billion in November after growing by $5.8 billion the previous month. Revolving credit accounted for $19.1 billion of the increase, while nonrevolving credit...
April 11, 2023
Three credit reporting agencies have taken another step in removing medical collection tradelines from credit reports. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have removed medical collections debt with an initial reported balance...
