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New York’s Yellow Cab Drivers Can’t Sue City Over Uber, Lyft Impact on License Values

New York’s top state court on Thursday threw out claims by yellow cab operators that New York City diminished the value of their taxi licenses by failing to rein in app-based competitors like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc. The …

Taxi Owners’ Credit Union, Hurt by Uber, Seized by New York Regulator

Montauk Credit Union, a large provider of loans to taxi medallion owners, was seized on Friday by New York State’s top financial regulator. The New York State Department of Financial Services said the seizure was necessary because the credit union, …

Analyst: Taxi Medallions No ‘Safe haven’ in Wake of Uber

Uber, the popular ride-hailing app, is hitting taxicabs where it hurts: The medallion business. Taxi companies make money by charging drivers for medallions, or licenses to drive their cabs. In a note to investors last week, Jefferies analyst Sean Darby …