Equifax, Experian and TransUnion Remove Medical Collections Debt Under $500 From U.S. Credit Reports

ATLANTA and COSTA MESA, Calif. and CHICAGO, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX), Experian (LON:EXPN), and TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) are jointly announcing that medical collection debt with an initial reported balance of under $500 has been removed from U.S. consumer credit reports. With this change, now nearly 70 percent of the total medical collection debt tradelines reported to the Nationwide Credit Reporting Agencies (NCRAs) are removed from consumer credit files. This change reflects a commitment made by the NCRAs last year.