Consumer Reports letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urging it to adopt a proposed ban on the listing of medical debt on consumer’s credit reports. The CFPB’s proposed ban would benefit an estimated 15 million Americans who have $49 billion in outstanding medical bills in collections. CR’s letter to the CFPB includes a petition signed by nearly 22,000 consumers calling on the Bureau to adopt the ban and highlights the stories of consumers who have been unfairly harmed by medical debt on their credit reports.