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Texas Court Vacates CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule: Lender and CRA Takeaways

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On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s medical debt rule. The final rule, originally scheduled to go into effect in March of this...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Court Vacates CFPB Medical Debt Reporting Rule

On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, concluding that the rule exceeded the Bureau’s statutory authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court tosses CFPB’s medical debt rule

On July 11, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s medical debt rule on the grounds that it exceeded the Bureau’s statutory authority and violated both the FCRA and the APA, granting the...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

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Chopra Defends CFPB’s Medical Debt Proposed Rule

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CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Thursday defended his agency’s proposed rule to prohibit the listing of medical debt on credit reports, contending that such debts are not a fair indication of a person’s financial health....more

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