A federal rule restricting the debt’s inclusion has been canceled. Now, the consumer bureau is trying to overturn state ...

The Trump administration has issued an interpretive rule that undermines state laws forbidding the inclusion of medical debt ...

The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt ...

The Trump administration is set to issue new guidance prohibiting states from removing medical debt from credit reports.

A federal credit reporting law generally takes precedence over state measures barring medical debt and other items on ...

Key Takeaways The Trump administration plans to stop states from passing laws that keep medical debt off credit reportsThe ...

The CFPB has issued an interpretive rule that says the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) preempts states from regulating broad areas of ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in new guidance says that federal law bars states, including California, from ...

On January 7, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a nationwide consumer reporting agency for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The lawsuit claims the company’s investigation of consumer ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a notice Oct. 28 clarifying that the Fair Credit Reporting Act preempts state laws on credit reporting, including those regarding medical debt.

A Delaware law aimed at prohibiting medical debt from appearing on consumer reports officially took effect this week.

Nearly half of all credit reports may contain errors, some of them costly to your credit score, according to a new watchdog report. One-quarter of the consumers were unable to access their credit ...