Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era ...

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

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

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

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

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

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, ...

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

According to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Census Bureau data, 23 million people — nearly 1 in 10 adults — carry significant medical debt. In addition, a report by the Consumer ...

While many types of medical debt are disappearing from credit reports, ... By June 30, 2023, the three bureaus will also stop reporting unpaid medical debts under $500.

Currently, paid medical bills don’t appear on credit reports or affect credit scores. In April 2023, unpaid medical bills with a starting balance of less than $500 were removed from reports. Also, as ...