In the United States, medical debt is a uniquely pervasive issue, affecting an estimated 100 million citizens. With a staggering $220 billion in medical debt, it's no surprise that over half of all ...

Medical bills are crushing enough without their adding to the financial burden of families struggling to recover from — or even grieving after — disease and medical emergencies. And a new state law ...

An estimated one-fifth of U.S. households have medical debt on their credit reports, a burden that makes it more expensive for them to buy homes or finance new cars and, in some cases, more difficult ...

NEW YORK — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-payment ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill that removes medical debt from credit score reporting into law on Tuesday. Senate Bill 5480, sponsored by Sen. Marcus Riccelli ...

Last Friday, a federal judge axed a Biden-era rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would have prohibited consumer credit reporting agencies from including certain medical ...