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

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

Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era ...

A federal judge blocked a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have stopped medical bills from ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.