Syrjala says medical bills alone do not determine whether or not you will be accepted for a loan or mortgage. The reason for ...

A rule finalized this week bans outstanding medical debts from appearing on credit reports and prohibits lenders from using ...

A new CFPB report based on 2023 HMDA data assesses the reverse mortgage industry landscape that year, and the shifts at the ...

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 ...

On January 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially recognized Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (FDX) as ...

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 ...

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

If you have any medical debt, you’ll be glad to know it will no longer appear on your credit report. On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the finalization of a rule ...

The CFPB recognized FDX as the standard-setting body under the bureau’s Personal Financial Data Rights rule. The final ...

Trade groups file lawsuit against CFPB over new rule banning medical debt from credit reports, arguing it exceeds statutory authority.

Experian, the credit reporting giant, let compliance slide when it came to addressing consumer complaints about incorrect ...

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