Daily Digest – December 15. Auto Loans To Remain Strong in 2016; More Libraries Allowing Food To Pay Off Debts

AUTO LOAN MARKET TO REMAIN STRONG IN 2016

• The auto finance market will get the best of both worlds next year, with increasing loan balances and stable delinquency rates, according to predictions made by TransUnion. Delinquency rates will remain low thanks to a strong economy and consumers who prioritize their car payments over other bills.

MOCK TRIAL TAKES UP CASE OF BIG, BAD WOLF

• A mock trial run by fifth graders in California took on the trial of the three little pigs, but in this modern-day version, the reason the wolf was huffing and puffing was to collect on unpaid debts. The wolf was a debt collector – who was found to be not guilty.

STARVE A COLD, FEED A DEBT

• Another library system – this one in San Luis Obispo, Calif. – is allowing people to make food donations to pay off fines from overdue library books.

WORTH NOTING: Who’s having a worse year: Chipotle or Volkswagen? … The biggest Pinocchios of 2015 …  The FAA announced rules for registering drones … How stress can benefit your team … How to win at Monopoly using math … More than half of millennials have less than $1,000 … What to watch for in tonight’s GOP debate … The best places to watch “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” … How to spot weak leadership … The interest rate hike expected from the Federal Reserve Board will be the first of several increases that will continue in 2016 … Why Toyota is moving its headquarters to Texas.

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