How a Medical Debt Collection on Your Report Quietly Raises Your Next Loan Rate

One unpaid medical collection can drop your FICO score 50–100 points and push your personal loan rate up by 3–5 percentage points before a lender even calls you.

One unpaid medical collection can drop your FICO score 50–100 points and push your personal loan rate up by 3–5 percentage points before a lender even calls you.