A federal judge blocked a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have stopped medical bills from ...

An estimated one-fifth of U.S. households have medical debt on their credit reports, a burden that makes it more expensive ...

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) has seen significant changes since President Donald Trump fired former Director ...

A federal judge has struck down a Biden-era rule which would have eliminated medical debt from Americans credit reports.

Individuals who have medical debt on their credit reports may see their credit scores increase by an average of 20 points following the rule, according to the CFPB. It said the change is also ...

Conveniences like having your paycheck automatically deposited and scheduled debits for monthly bills can be a double-edged sword if you want to move to a different bank. It’s one reason why so ...

The proposal is a major shift from the highly prescriptive, document-intensive approach that the CFPB took after the 2008 mortgage crisis. It relies heavily on changes made during the pandemic when ...

If issued, the proposed rule would mark a significant change for how servicers would need to handle requests for loss mitigation by delinquent mortgage borrowers. [1] Proposed Rule , located at 9 ...

Here are some of the most significant rule changes—enacted and proposed—from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), President Joe Biden's administration, the Internal Revenue Service ...

Several CFPB rules are on the chopping block. The language of Tuesday's BNPL release mirrors that of an April 30 announcement where the CFPB said it wouldn't prioritize the enforcement of another ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a rule that will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from credit reports. With the change, Americans with medical debt could see ...