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Slow the Roll in the Student-Loan Market
To adapt Oliver Hardy: Well, here’s another nice mess the federal government has gotten us into. When Congress passed the CARES Act in March 2020, it placed student loans into “administrative forbearance” until September

“Zoom Booms”: The Rise of Pandemic-Era Plastic Surgery
The coronavirus pandemic has started many new trends, from fancy skincare gadgets to denim going out of style and sweatpants moving in, and even plastic surgery. A report from the Washington Post

Boeing Expands 787 Dreamliner Inspections After More Defects Appear
A Wall Street Journal report shows that Boeing is expanding its inspections on new Dreamliner 787s after discovering new manufacturing defects. Dreamliner 787s were introduced in 2011 and

Reddit Buys Dubsmash
Reddit announced on Dec. 14 that it had purchased the video-sharing app Dubsmash to help the company expand into the ever-growing market of user-created video.

PODCAST: The CFPB’s Leadership in a Biden Administration
The Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast discusses the current and former state of the CFPB before looking ahead at how the agency will change under the

FDA Advisory Panel Approves Pfizer Vaccine
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has recommended the approval of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. The FDA can now

Treasury Secretary Signals Support for Airline Bailouts; Defends Stimulus Checks
As airlines face further layoffs and furloughs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has come out in support of additional government stimulus for U.S. airlines. On

CVS Ready to Distribute Covid Vaccines to Nursing Homes
CVS Health is taking a big step in distributing vaccines for COVID-19 by working to deploy initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the vulnerable,

DoorDash’s IPO Success
DoorDash’s new IPO was a smash hit as it surged 86% in its stock-market debut on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The strong market position gives the company a

FTC and 46 States File Antitrust Suites Against Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 46 states, as well as D.C. and Guam, accused tech giant Facebook of violating antitrust laws in a lawsuit