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

Unpaid medical bills are back on the table, which could mean lower credit scores for millions. A federal judge in Texas has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Ariel Levinson-Waldman started the nonprofit Tzedek D.C. in 2017 with a wide variety of services for residents in D.C., ...

A federal judged has ruled medical debt can be included on people’s credit reports. That overrules a Consumer Finance Protection Bureau edict made in January. Had medical debt been left off of credit ...

The decision that Republicans felt would hurt lower-income Americans comes just weeks after the GOP-controlled House passed ...

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 ...