A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their ...
Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...
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 ...
The CFPB said the new rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million ...
Debt collectors sued in Texas federal court to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ban on medical debt in credit ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in ...
A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association have filed a ...
A rule finalized this week bans outstanding medical debts from appearing on credit reports and prohibits lenders from using ...
Credit-reporting companies and debt collectors have previously opposed the policy, which could face political and legal ...
The CFPB's ruling will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans ...
Unpaid medical debt is the largest source of debt in the United States, but it will no longer appear on credit reports, ...
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 ...