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

The CFPB pushed further, however, finalizing a rule in early January barring all medical debt from influencing people’s ...

The ruling targets a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical debt from 15 million credit ...

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

Unpaid medical bills are back on the table, which could mean lower credit scores for millions. A federal judge in Texas has ...

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

Finance companies can continue to make lending decisions based on information about medical bills contained in consumer credit reports, a judge rules.

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

On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, concluding that ...

A Texas federal judge has voided a Biden Administration CFPB rule that would have prohibited medical debt in credit reports.

On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s medical debt rule on the grounds that it exceeded ...

A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden administration rule that wiped medical debt from credit reports, affecting ...