The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rules to exclude medical debt from credit reports is uncertain, impacting millions.

Cape Town (AFP) – The high debt saddling the world's poorest countries needs an urgent reset to avoid multiple crises, African leaders said Thursday as they launched an initiative for debt ...

A federal agency called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — CFPB for short — has taken big steps to help people with medical debt. In early February, the Trump administration moved to ...

The consumer watchdog agency explained that “Medical debt may be less predictive of whether a consumer will pay a future loan, because medical debts can occur and are collected through unique ...

The state of Illinois has erased hundreds of millions of dollars in medical debt as part of a pilot program championed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

A statewide medical debt relief pilot program has erased more than $345 million in medical debt for nearly 270,000 Illinoisans since its launch last year, state officials said Wednesday. “We started ...

“Debt forgiveness goes beyond medical relief,” Fields said. “It gives patients peace of mind ensuring they don’t delay or avoid getting medical treatment.” According to Elizabeth ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker announced more than 270,000 Illinoisans total had their medical debt erased, thanks to the state's relief program. The debt erased amounts to more than $345 ...

The Buffalo Bills general manager spoke to the media Tuesday ... Beane said of the 2024 poll that listed Allen as the NFL’s most overrated quarterback following the 2023 season.

A new multilateral debt relief deal that includes all creditors "warrants serious attention", UNDP said in a policy paper. Interest payments on debt exceeded 10% of government revenue in 56 ...

(WDBJ) - The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its legislative session over the weekend, and now a local cancer survivor is urging Governor Youngkin to sign the Medical Debt Protection Act.