The push to wipe medical debt from credit reports
About 15 million Americans collectively have $49 million in medical debt on their credit reports, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But a new proposed rule might remove these bills from their credit scores. We’ll explain. Plus, the domino effect of local elections being funded by national players. And, how Apple’s new AI features could change the language of emoji.
\nHere’s everything we talked about today:
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- \u201cVice President Kamala Harris On Sherri\u201d from “Sherri” \n
- “CFPB Proposes to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports” from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau \n
- \u201cCFPB Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports\u201d from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau \n
- \u201cBiden Proposes Dropping Medical Debt From Credit Reports\u201d from The New York Times \n
- \u201cMore parents are cosigning their kids’ mortgages\u201d from Marketplace\xa0 \n
- \u201cCo-Borrowing Is on the Rise for First-Time Homebuyers\u201d from Freddie Mac\xa0 \n
- \u201cCampaign donors hope money makes the difference in hotly contested states\u201d from Marketplace \n
- \u201cApple Intelligence in 5 minutes\u201d from Apple \n
- \u201cApple announces AI features\u201d from Marketplace \n
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