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Ask for written verification of the debt and report the collector to the CFPB or your state attorney general's office. Speak to a debt relief expert about the strategies available to you now.

Don't take what a debt collector says at face value. Do this to verify the validity of the account instead.

A debt validation letter is a notice debt collectors must legally provide with details about a debt, including the amount owed. A debt verification letter is a letter you can request with more ...

On January 28, the CFPB sent letters to the state legislatures of Massachusetts, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington in support of proposed bills that would remove medical debt from credit reports.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new rule banning medical debt from credit reports could see a delay and further reconsideration.

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New CFPB rule prevents medical debt from affecting credit scores, removing $49 billion in medical bills from credit reports.

The CFPB estimates its new rule will eliminate $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of 15 million Americans.

A new CFPB rule bans medical debt from affecting credit scores or appearing on credit reports, removing $49 billion in medical bills from credit reports.

Debt collectors must send a debt validation letter within five days of first contact. Learn what you need to know about debt validation letters.