Finance companies can continue to make lending decisions based on information about medical bills contained in consumer credit reports, a judge rules.

A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports.U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan of Texas's Eastern District,

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history.