A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports. U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan ...

An effort to clear medical debt from people’s credit reports has lost its primary supporter, making the rule far more likely to be defanged or dropped altogether. The rule was promulgated by the ...

The rule would have removed more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said at the time it was finalized. A ...

Many Americans almost saw their credit scores improve under a rule that was finalized late in the Biden presidency. But ultimately, the rule was killed after President Biden left office. The rule ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington residents may see their credit scores improve this year following new legislation that removes medical debt from credit reporting. The bipartisan law, signed in April, ...

A federal judge blocked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule that would have prevented medical debts from appearing on credit reports. The CFPB argued the rule would have improved credit ...

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