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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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