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

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

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

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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Removing medical debt from your credit report doesn't make it disappear, and citing the possible damage to your credit isn't the only tool hospitals can use to compel you to pay your debt.