This statistic displays the percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type. During that year, almost 20 percent of credit reports had one or more collections tradelines originating from medical or health care. Collections tradeline can negatively affect a consumer's credit score, while over half of these collections are from collectors trying to collect on medical bills for hospitals and other medical facilities.
Percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (December 11, 2014). Percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417454/consumer-credit-reports-with-at-least-one-collections-tradelines-in-the-us-by-tradeline/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type." Chart. December 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417454/consumer-credit-reports-with-at-least-one-collections-tradelines-in-the-us-by-tradeline/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (2014). Percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417454/consumer-credit-reports-with-at-least-one-collections-tradelines-in-the-us-by-tradeline/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Percentage of U.S Consumers with Unpaid Debts That Have Gone into Collection as of 2014, by Tradeline Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417454/consumer-credit-reports-with-at-least-one-collections-tradelines-in-the-us-by-tradeline/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417454/consumer-credit-reports-with-at-least-one-collections-tradelines-in-the-us-by-tradeline/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of U.S consumers with unpaid debts that have gone into collection as of 2014, by tradeline type [Graph], Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, December 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417454/consumer-credit-reports-with-at-least-one-collections-tradelines-in-the-us-by-tradeline/