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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A federal judged has ruled medical debt can be included on people’s credit reports. That overrules a Consumer Finance ...

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 ...

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