The ruling targets a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical debt from 15 million credit ...

Key Points ・A Texas federal judge has blocked the CFPB's January 2025 rule that banned the inclusion of medical debt in credit reports. ・The ruling reverses protections for up to 15 million Americans ...

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

Unpaid medical bills are back on the table, which could mean lower credit scores for millions. A federal judge in Texas has ...

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

A federal judge has granted trade associations and the Trump administration’s request to vacate a Consumer Financial ...

Worsening a patient's credit can prevent them from getting a job, renting an apartment, or even paying their outstanding ...

The ruling — handed down by U.S. District Court of Texas' Eastern District Judge Sean Jordan on Friday — was a major blow to ...

Texas judge rules CFPB lacked authority to bar medical debt from credit files Decision preserves lenders’ ability to consider ...

In its recent outline, the CFPB is considering proposing to: (1) revise Regulation V, such that creditors are prohibited from obtaining or using medical debt collection information to make ...

Prior to this new CFPB rule, medical debt, like other types of consumer debt, counted toward your overall debt load, ... What New Tariff Rules Could Mean For Shein And Temu Shoppers; ...

Additionally, the CFPB said the rule will boost the credit scores of Americans with medical debt by an average of 20 points and spur around 22,000 more mortgages a year.