D.C. lawmakers push forward with a bill to shield residents from medical debt, despite recent CFPB guidance saying only the federal government has that right.

The trade group representing debt collection agencies, creditors, debt buyers, collection attorneys, and debt collection industry service ...

If certain state laws are voided, millions of consumers with unpaid medical debt could see negative marks appear — or reappear — on their credit reports.

On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit ...

ACA International, an association of credit and collection professionals, filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado on Nov. 5 ...

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Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1061, a bill that prohibits the use of medical debt when calculating credit scores, into law before the deadline for pending legislation at ...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee, said grassroots organizing and effective messaging has helped reduce the aggressive debt collection tactics of many hospitals.