An estimated one-fifth of U.S. households have medical debt on their credit reports, a burden that makes it more expensive ...

A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have ...

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact ...

Consumers were dealt a blow after a federal judge in Texas voided a Biden-era rule that would ban the inclusion of medical ...

The ruling targets a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical debt from 15 million credit ...

CFPB research has indicated that medical debt on credit reports is “a poor predictor” of whether a person will repay a loan, ...

Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such ...

According to the CFPB, medical bills accounted for more than half of debt collections on credit records in 2022. Patricia ...

Worsening a patient's credit can prevent them from getting a job, renting an apartment, or even paying their outstanding ...

In a win for credit bureaus and debt collectors, medical debt will be allowed to stay on your credit report after all.

While many types of medical debt are disappearing from credit reports, ... By June 30, 2023, the three bureaus will also stop reporting unpaid medical debts under $500.

According to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Census Bureau data, 23 million people — nearly 1 in 10 adults — carry significant medical debt. In addition, a report by the Consumer ...