On January 7, the CFPB issued a final rule amending Regulation V. Among other things, the final rule prohibits credit reporting companies ...

On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would generally prohibit lenders from considering ...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday it has finalized a rule that will remove medical bills from credit ...

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

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's last-minute actions are expected to annoy the incoming Trump administration, which ...

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

A flurry of recent actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has left Republicans seething about “midnight ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prevent ...

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