Credit-reporting companies and debt collectors have previously opposed the policy, which could face political and legal ...

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

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

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

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

The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge ...

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

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

Debt collection trade group ACA International and Specialized Collections Systems, a Houston-based debt collector, filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging its medical ...

The Biden Administration announced an initiative Tuesday to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit ...

The agency estimated the rule will remove more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million ...

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