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Federal judge halts CFPB rule to remove medical debt from credit reports
The ruling targets a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical debt from 15 million credit ...
Trump-Appointed Judge Kills Rule to Remove All Medical Debt From Credit Reports
The CFPB pushed further, however, finalizing a rule in early January barring all medical debt from influencing people’s ...
Judge nixes a Biden rule in order to keep medical debt on credit reports
Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such ...
Medical debt remains on credit reports after Biden-era rule tossed by judge
Consumers were dealt a blow after a federal judge in Texas voided a Biden-era rule that would ban the inclusion of medical ...
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Black Americans hit hard as medical debt rule tossed
A federal judge has blocked a Biden administration rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports, a move that ...
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District court tosses CFPB’s medical debt rule
On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s medical debt rule on the grounds that it exceeded ...
Medical Debt Will Stay on Credit Reports After a Judge’s Ruling. How Can You Limit Its Impact on Your Credit?
CFPB research has indicated that medical debt on credit reports is “a poor predictor” of whether a person will repay a loan, ...
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Judge grants CFPB, trade groups' request to toss Biden-era medical debt rule
A federal judge has granted trade associations and the Trump administration’s request to vacate a Consumer Financial ...
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Texas Court Vacates CFPB Medical Debt Reporting Rule
On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, concluding that the rule exceeded ...
Federal Judge Eliminates CFPB Rule That Removed Medical Debt From Credit Reports
The rule would have removed more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans, the ...
Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports
A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have ...
Federal judge blocks rule to remove medical debt from credit reports
Finance companies can continue to make lending decisions based on information about medical bills contained in consumer credit reports, a judge rules.