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More people are falling behind on debt, but fewer are in collections

by Samantha Fields

Nov 8, 2023

Just before the pandemic, the New York Fed found that about 9% of people had bills that ended up in collections. Now, less than 5% do.

Medical debt previously made up about 60% of debt in collections. But data shows it doesn’t tell you much about someone’s creditworthiness.

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The backstory of Hot Wheels, the most popular toy 50 years ago

by Renata Sago

Dec 20, 2018

Fifty years later, the toy cars are still going strong.

There are more than 20,000 variations of Hot Wheels, according to Mattel.

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