Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a new bill that could change how medical debt impacts credit scores for residents in Washington. Representative Marcus Riccelli is sponsoring the ...

Reports of unpaid debt can tank an otherwise strong credit score. The new CFPB rule would change that for about 15 million ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will ban medical debt from credit reports.

The halt means the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will cease crafting regulations or enforcing any rules or investigations.

The Biden administration's new rule eliminates $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, potentially boosting credit ...

If healthcare entities believe that people won't pay their medical bills at the margin, they'll likely raise prices.

PITTSBURGH — Americans owed a whopping $220 billion in medical debt in 2024. It’s one of the top reasons people declare bankruptcy. There are steps you can take to lower your hospital bills, and very ...

The change is expected to boost millions of people's credit scores and helping them qualify for home mortgages. It's unclear ...

Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills. So if pending ...

More than half of Americans have incurred medical debt in the past — including 27% who still have it, according to a new LendingTree survey. Even worse, half of those who’ve taken on medical ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- New lawsuits are trying to stop the ban that prevents medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Just last week, the Biden Administration touted the new rule ...

Opposition is quickly forming against the Biden administration's rule to ban medical debt from appearing on consumers' credit reports, threatening the viability of what could be a popular regulation.