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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB backs industry associations in bid to strike down medical debt rule

On April 30, the CFPB and two industry associations filed a joint motion with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas requesting that the court vacate the Bureau’s medical debt rule. The associations,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFPB Seeks to Vacate the Medical Debt Rule

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The CFPB on April 30, 2025, reached an agreement with lender trade groups to vacate the Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information Rule (the Medical Debt Rule). The joint motion...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Withdraws Medical Debt Rule After Legal Challenge from Industry Groups

On May 1, the CFPB filed a joint motion with two financial trade groups to vacate a Biden-era rule barring most medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports. The motion comes after lender groups filed a lawsuit in...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - 2024 Annual Review - Debt Collection

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to debt collection practices. Like 2023, the theme of 2024 was medical debt collection....more

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CFPB’s Recent Rule Eliminates Medical Debt from Credit Reports

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On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a final Rule (the “Rule”) that prohibits consumer reporting agencies from including individuals’ medical debt on consumer credit reports....more

Cooley LLP

CFPB Finalizes Rule Curbing Use and Reporting of Medical Debt

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On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would generally prohibit lenders from considering medical debt information when determining a consumer’s eligibility for credit, and...more

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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Consumer Reports

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On January 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized its rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million Americans....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Dodd-Frank at 4: Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more

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