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

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being included on ...

The ruling by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help lift credit scores, but it may face legal challenges.

Medical debt comprises the largest category of unpaid balances in collections. The CFPB wants to help ensure that doesn’t ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

With a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, you could find it easier to get a loan even with medical debt.