Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Outstanding medical debt can no longer impact Americans’ credit scores, according to a rule ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Tuesday it has finalized a rule that will remove medical bills from the credit reports of an estimated 15 million Americans. The rule, ...

The CFPB estimates $49 billion in medical bills will be removed from the credit reports of 15 million Americans under a new rule.

Medical debt ought to be a different case because credit-score blemishes connected to health scares and unforeseen medical mishaps aren't a good gauge of a person's ability to repay other loans, CFPB ...

There is an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans.

A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association have filed a ...

Two trade groups filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it exceeded its authority and ...

The rules ban credit agencies from including healthcare debts on consumers’ credit reports but will likely face challenges in ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in the final days of the Biden administration, announced Tuesday it has finalized a ...

Lenders will no longer be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor when they evaluate potential borr ...

On December 30, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule that may dramatically change the way that certain ...

The CFPB has sued Experian, claiming the company failed to properly investigate consumer credit report disputes.