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

The Biden Administration announced an initiative Tuesday to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent ...

The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge ...

The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering ...

The Biden administration is finalizing a rule that will help millions of Americans battling bad credit due to medical debt.

Medical bills accounted for more than half of debt collection on consumers' credit records, according to a 2022 report from the consumer agency, USA Today reports. After that report, the three ...

“People who get ... credit scores by excluding debts that are less than one year old or under $500. As a result, the share of adults with unpaid medical debt on their credit report fell from ...

Medical debt comprises the largest category of unpaid balances in collections. The CFPB wants to help ensure that doesn't ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a rule that will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from credit reports. With the change, Americans with medical debt could see ...