Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills.

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their ...

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

The CFPB said the new rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans.

A new federal rule prevents medical debt from counting against Americans seeking credit for a variety of purposes.

Americans with medical debt on their record could see their credit score rise by an average of 20 points as a result of the rule change, it added, and approximately 22,000 more mortgages will be ...

The government watchdog says it can no longer be factored into your credit score, but you still are responsible for paying ...

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule banning medical debt from credit reports is the right thing to do in every ...

Millions of Americans could see a credit score boost thanks to a new rule banning medical debt from appearing on credit reports. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the change will ...

So if pending medical debt doesn't factor into a credit score, how far can people go when staring down a stack of doctors' bills? Can they simply not pay them? Credit-reporting trade groups are ...