Credit-reporting companies and debt collectors have previously opposed the policy, which could face political and legal ...

The ruling by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help lift credit scores, but it may face legal challenges.

The finalized rule will prevent medical bills from being included on credit reports used by lenders and will prohibit lenders ...

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

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

Two trade groups filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it exceeded its authority and ...

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

A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association have filed a ...

Most medical debt will be scrapped from consumer credit reports under a final US rule implementing a Biden administration ...

The Biden Administration is finalizing this Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ruling that would also ban lenders ...

The Biden Administration finalized a rule that bans credit reporting agencies from including medical debt when calculating ...

The agency estimated the rule will remove more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million ...