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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Judge Sean Jordan vacated the rule that would have kept preventing lenders from using medical debt on credit reports in loan ...

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