The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new rule banning medical debt from credit reports could see a delay and further reconsideration.

On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a final Rule (the “Rule”) that prohibits consumer reporting ...

can cost a fortune 15 million people should see medical debt disappear ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is aiming to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices.

Lenders soon won't be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor when they evaluate potential borrowers ...

Despite creditors being banned from considering medical debt for those looking to get a loan, experts say those who owe money ...

Key Takeaways President Donald Trump's regulatory freeze could affect some of the CFPB's recent actions.In the days before ...

The CFPB estimates credit scores could jump by up to 20 points when medical debt disappears from reports. That impact can be ...

It’s probably a good thing,” said economist Dr. Ray Perryman. “The credit rating agencies themselves had already begun to do some of this.” ...

The Tennessee General Assembly is not in session this week, but lawmakers are busy filing bills, including one that would ...

President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and ...

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, has been waiting for a phone call, letter, email, ...