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LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE), one of the nation's largest online financial marketplaces, has publicly endorsed North Carolina Governor Josh Stein's AI Strategic Roadmap, released July 6, 2026.
The Charlotte-headquartered company frames the document as a major step forward in establishing North Carolina as a national leader on artificial intelligence governance — and is simultaneously spotlighting what it characterizes as its own leadership role in shaping the state's responsible AI policy.
Governor Stein's Roadmap and North Carolina's AI Ambitions The release of Governor Josh Stein's AI Strategic Roadmap signals that North Carolina is moving to articulate a structured policy posture toward artificial intelligence rather than waiting for federal frameworks to solidify.
LendingTree's public response positions the Charlotte company as a participant in shaping the roadmap — not merely a bystander reacting to it after the fact.
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