A federal judge recently ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau overstepped its authority in creating the rule, ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

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

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

The Trump administration has postponed the rule, and the recent court order means that medical bills exceeding $500 can continue to impact patients’ credit scores. But New Yorkers will likely still be ...

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

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

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

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