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

A new federal rule prevents medical debt from counting against Americans seeking credit for a variety of purposes. Finalized Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the rule bans ...

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

Unpaid medical bills will no longer affect credit scores after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the 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 ...

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

The CFPB said the new rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in ...

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

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

A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association have filed a ...

Unpaid medical debt is the largest source of debt in the United States, but it will no longer appear on credit reports, ...