A new federal rule prevents medical debt from counting against Americans seeking credit for a variety of purposes.

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

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

Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who ...

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

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 ...

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

The Biden administration finalized a new rule that will prevent Americans from the harm caused by medical debt, including ...

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

The CFPB has estimated that the new credit reporting rule will boost the credit scores of people with medical debt on their ...

The CFPB estimates that 15 million Americans could see their credit scores rise by an average of 20 points as a result.

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