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[–] Yokozuna 16 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Wait... no medical debt goes to your credit report? Is this a thing now or is it something he's working on?

[–] homesweethomeMrL 27 points 1 week ago (7 children)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/medical-debt-may-be-wiped-from-credit-reports-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal/

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports, a ban that would prevent lenders from considering those debts when making decisions about whether to issue loans.

The proposed rule change, announced Tuesday, would also increase privacy protections, help raise credit scores and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay.

. . . The proposed rule is open for public comment through Aug. 12, with the bureau working toward a final rule that would take effect next year.

[–] Ensign_Crab 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So it's another case of counting proposals as accomplishments, then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Right? Shoulda said that in the beginning.

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