It’s probably a good thing,” said economist Dr. Ray Perryman. “The credit rating agencies themselves had already begun to do ...

Opposition is quickly forming against the Biden administration’s rule to ban medical debt from appearing on consumers’ credit ...

The short answer is yes, most collections debt can be eliminated through bankruptcy, but the type of bankruptcy you file ...

On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a final Rule (the “Rule”) that prohibits ...

Outstanding credit card and other revolving debt decreased $13.7 billion, the most since early in the pandemic, after surging ...

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...

Vermont Treasurer Mike Pieciak introduced a new program on Tuesday to erase residents' medical debt. Pieciak said he is ...

More than half of Americans have incurred medical debt in the past — including 27% who still have it, according to a new ...

Despite creditors being banned from considering medical debt for those looking to get a loan, experts say those who owe money ...

The Biden administration finalized a new rule this week preventing medical debt from being included in credit reports, as ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the state House reintroduced legislation to create the Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief Program and potentially clear hundreds of millions of dollars in bad debt ...

Funding would be available for households at or below 400% of the federal poverty line, or for those who owe medical debt ...