A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their ...

The CFPB's ruling will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans ...

The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers' credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering ...

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...

Debt collectors sued in Texas federal court to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ban on medical debt in credit ...

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

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

The Biden Administration finalized a rule that bans credit reporting agencies from including medical debt when calculating ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent ...

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in ...

There is growing evidence, for example, that credit scores depressed by medical debt can threaten people’s access to housing and drive homelessness. People with low credit scores can also have trouble ...