Continuing Years-Long Effort, Senators Reverend Warnock, Brown Urge CFPB to Finalize Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
In a new letter, Senator Reverend Warnock urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra to complete rulemaking to remove medical debt from credit reports
In Georgia, 27% of rural citizens have medical collections on their credit report, ten percentage points higher than the national average, due in part to the state's refusal to expand Medicaid
In a new letter, Senator Reverend Warnock urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra to complete rulemaking to remove medical debt from credit reports
In Georgia, 27% of rural citizens have medical collections on their credit report, ten percentage points higher than the national average, due in part to the state's refusal to expand Medicaid