Sen. Merkley Introduces Bill to Amend Fair Credit Reporting Act
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Copyright © Targeted News Service, 2018
Copyright © Targeted News Service, 2018
2018-08-18
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3351) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act "to institute a 180-day waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid- off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with mo . . .
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has introduced legislation (S. 3351) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act "to institute a 180-day waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid- off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with mo . . .
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TARGETED NEWS SERVICE (founded 2004) features non-partisan 'edited journalism' news briefs and information for news organizations, public policy groups and other organizations. For more information contact MYRON STRUCK, editor, editor@targetednews.com, Springfield, Virginia; 703/304-1897; https://targetednews.com