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 ...

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact ...

A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have ...

Consumers were dealt a blow after a federal judge in Texas voided a Biden-era rule that would ban the inclusion of medical ...

CFPB research has indicated that medical debt on credit reports is “a poor predictor” of whether a person will repay a loan, ...

According to the CFPB, medical bills accounted for more than half of debt collections on credit records in 2022. Patricia ...

Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such ...

Unpaid bills and fines can hurt your credit standing, and no unpaid bill or fine is too small to forget about and let grow ...

In a win for credit bureaus and debt collectors, medical debt will be allowed to stay on your credit report after all.

Worsening a patient's credit can prevent them from getting a job, renting an apartment, or even paying their outstanding ...

A federal judged has ruled medical debt can be included on people’s credit reports. That overrules a Consumer Finance Protection Bureau edict made in January. Had medical debt been left off of credit ...