Medical Debt

Medical debt is a top reason people are contacted by debt collectors. Unlike other types of debt, medical debt is often unpredictable. People do not plan to get sick or hurt. NCLC works to reduce the burden of medical debt by advocating for laws that eliminate abusive debt collection, stop credit reporting of medical debt, and prevent medical debt at the outset.

Letter to Rohit Chopra Regarding Additional Actions the CFPB Should Take to Protect Consumers with Medical Debt

March 22, 2022

Letter highlighting important additional actions that the CFPB should take to protect and assist consumers with medical debts in collection.

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From the NCLC Digital Library

Collection Actions

NCLC’s treatise detailing consumer defenses to debt buyer and creditor collection lawsuits on credit card, medical, criminal justice, and other consumer debts.

Read Chapter One