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ck4829

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19. If your job is pushing stuff out of homes after evictions or if you repo cars, you're probably doing well right now
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:24 AM
Monday
Oregon Law Center reports record-high evictions in January

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - 2,788 people were evicted in court in January, according to the Oregon Law Center (OLC). This is the highest number of evictions ever recorded in Oregon since the OLC started tracking this data five years ago.

https://www.kptv.com/2026/02/13/oregon-law-center-reports-record-high-evictions-january/


Atlanta-area eviction filings surge to 'abnormal' highs, data shows

“Atlanta has the most (eviction])filings of any site, city or state that we track right now," a research specialist at The Eviction Lab told the Chronicle.

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2026/02/13/atlanta-eviction-filings-surge-abnormal-highs.html




And, bonus, if you work in vehicle repossession, you are also in a business that hasn't seen a boom like this in well over a decade!

The car repo business is booming as Americans fall behind on increasingly expensive car payments.

Cars are being repossessed at the highest rate since the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. The repo tactics have drawn the attention of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who launched a probe into the auto lending industry on Wednesday, a Senate Banking Committee spokesperson told CNN.

The investigation is focused on illegal and mistaken repossessions, when cars are seized even if borrowers are current on their bills or have reached agreements with lenders.

Warren, a Democrat, sent letters to a dozen major industry players including Chase Auto, GM Financial, Toyota Financial Services and Ally Financial on Wednesday as part of the probe. She sought information on repo activity, error rates and practices.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/business/car-prices-repossession-elizabeth-warren


And I'm sure debt collectors are also doing well right now too. Golden Age!

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