CFPB Paying Closer Attention to How Health-Care Credit Cards Work
February 18, 2014
Financial institutions that provide deferred-interest credit cards offered by health-care providers appear to be in the CFPBs crosshairs, likely as a result of complaints from consumers. Earlier this month, the bureau posted a blog on its website spelling out four things it said consumers should know about health-care credit cards.Recently, many patients facing medical procedures have seen their health-care providers suggest deferred-interest rate credit cards as a payment option, the CFPB said. Unfortunately, health-care providers...