CFPB Warns Medical Debt Collectors
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•US watchdog issues warning to medical debt collectors
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100 million Americans owe $220 billion in medical debt, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says.
CFPB issues guidance on what it says are illegal debt collection tactics.
Illegal practices include double billing, collecting on debts that are false or insufficiently documented.
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