The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on medical debt has spurred the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into action, particularly as it relates to the credit reporting of medical debt. Since 2020, the ...

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Medical debt regulations are shifting dramatically in 2026, with states banning credit reporting and federal rules in limbo. If you’re a healthcare provider, the old collection playbook might soon ...

On October 1, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion titled Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt. The ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday ordered Commonwealth Financial Systems, a debt collection agency specializing in medical debt, to shut down as a result of what CFPB determined were ...

* When it comes to consumer concerns, debt collection remains the top complaint most often reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Two newly-released CFPB reports reveal which ...

Carter has introduced legislation to prohibit health care providers and collection agencies from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on a mission to protect consumers from illegal medical debt collection practices. It issued advisories in October identifying illegal practices and ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) is poised to take medical debt off the table for creditors when evaluating a consumer’s eligibility for credit. As it is currently enacted, Regulation ...

The consumer-friendly Medical Debt Rule, enacted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) at the end of the Biden administration, has been thrown out by a judge in Texas. The rule would have ...

Though debt collection is an issue that plagues millions of Americans each year, for seniors it’s at the top of their complaints when it comes to financial products and services, according to a recent ...