Medical debt regulations are shifting dramatically in 2026, with states banning credit reporting and federal rules in limbo.

Michigan lawmakers are considering a bipartisan package of bills designed to limit how hospitals and medical debt collectors ...

Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The Consumer Financial Protection ...

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Unfortunately, federal efforts to protect people from crippling medical debt have stalled. This means that now more than ever ...

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 ...

The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ ...

Unpaid medical debt is a national issue. A bipartisan pair of state senators hope to address repayment problems in Michigan.

Think you can ignore a $50 debt without consequences? Think again. While there’s no legal minimum for collections, even tiny ...