District court vacates rule banning medical debt from credit reports
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas July 11 vacated a rule issued by the previous administration that would have banned medical bills from appearing on credit reports and prohibited lenders from using medical information in lending decisions. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan said in the order that the rule exceeded the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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