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Tue Nov 19 2024

Credit tanked by medical debt? A rule aims to fend off damage.

George Curlee, of Garland, Texas, faces thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills from a hospital stay. He worries about how the medical bills have harmed his credit score. A proposed federal rule would eliminate medical bills from credit reports.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to eliminate all medical debt from credit reports. Will President-elect Trump allow it?

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