Some Medical Debt Will Continue to Haunt Consumers Despite Moves by White House and Credit Bureaus
Efforts are afoot to reduce the impact of unpaid medical debt on consumers, yet more could be done, advocates say.
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Efforts are afoot to reduce the impact of unpaid medical debt on consumers, yet more could be done, advocates say.
A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit claims the credit bureau and the ex-leader of a key unit failed to comply with a 2017 order to stop misleading consumers about credit reporting and monitoring services.
TransUnion used digital tricks called "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, regulators say.
TransUnion used digital tricks called "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, regulators say.