(The Center Square) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent lenders from using medical information in lending decisions.Â
The federal agency said the rule would remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans.Â
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