Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills.

Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) prohibits cre

Key Takeaways The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a rule banning credit bureaus from including medical debt from consumer credit scores.The rule won't go into effect for another two months,