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January

23
2024
Industry News

Vroom, the once-mighty Carvana competitor, will wind down its used-car business

Vroom Inc., once valued at a heady $2.5 billion, said Monday it is winding down its online used-car sales business in order to preserve liquidity, as its market cap has dwindled to less than $100 million.

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January

23
2024
Industry News

FTC to Host Virtual Summit on Artificial Intelligence

The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology is hosting a virtual tech summit on January 25, 2024 that will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss key developments in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), looking across the layers of technology related to AI.

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January

23
2024
Industry News

OR legislation aims to protect against debt collection practices

Oregon lawmakers could add greater safeguards for consumers from debt collectors this session. The Family Financial Protection Act of Oregon includes a suite of provisions to shield consumers, including ensuring people can keep more of their wages from being garnished to pay back debts.

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January

23
2024
Industry News

Utah is ranked in the top 5 U.S. states with high credit card delinquency rates

In 2023, the United States saw a surge in credit card debt. “Aggregate household debt balances increased by $16 billion in the second quarter of 2023, a 0.1% rise from 2023 Q1.

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January

23
2024
Industry News

Mayor Adams to Relieve Over $2 Billion in Medical Debt for Hundreds of Thousands of Working-Class New Yorkers

So today, the administration is helping deliver relief to working class New Yorkers with our life changing medical debt relief program. And just really good stuff when you look at the investment that we are making. We're investing $18 million over three years to forgive over $2 billion in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.

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