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

Banks and credit unions are offering relief to the hundreds of thousands of unpaid federal employees struggling to cover monthly bills during the government shutdown - and many workers are taking them ...

This week, Delaware became the 15th state to outlaw the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports. However, a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule could change that.

The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ ...

Negotiate with your lender. If you have private student loans, you may be able to negotiate a lower interest rate with your ...

Interest rates should continue their downward journey, as forecasters expect another rate cut from the Fed on Oct. 29. Are ...

Wednesday's decision brings the Fed's key rate down to about 3.9%, from about 4.1%. The central bank had cranked its rate to ...

The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point for the second time since September. Before that, ...

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.

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

The Trump administration has issued a new guidance that could undermine ongoing state efforts to keep medical debt off consumers' credit reports, reversing previous credit protections.

President Donald Trump’s administration is about to ruin a lot of people’s credit. A new interpretative rule set published ...