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Your credit report is getting a reader-friendly makeover. Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, unveiled on Thursday a new design for its physical credit report, which now prominently ...

Fifteen states that restrict the reporting of medical debt on credit reports now find themselves at odds with a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aiming to stop these limitations.

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