With the new lawsuits, consumers with medical debt will be stuck in the middle but experts say there are options.

Two industry groups are suing to block the Biden Administration from banning medical debt from appearing on credit reports.

The mortgage industry’s use of “trigger leads” might be swamping your phone with spam calls. Here’s how you can opt out.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — A federal policy finalized last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will ban medical ...

Biden's rule to ban medical debt from credit reports is facing lawsuits from industry groups and criticism from GOP lawmakers ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Dec. 3 proposed a rule to rein in data brokers that sell Americans' ...

On January 7, 2025, the CFPB announced the finalization of a rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., to prohibit the inclusion of ...

There is an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans.

Recently, the Eastern District of Kentucky denied a motion to dismiss under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after finding the plaintiffs ...

Two groups representing the credit reporting and credit union industries have filed a lawsuit challenging a new rule adopted ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. If you have fair credit, there are fewer business credit card options than for those with good or excellent credit. But you can ...

While lenders typically want to see a FICO score of 620 for a conventional mortgage, many will work with borrowers with fair or average credit (between 580 and 669). We've chosen the best lenders ...