2025
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Press Release
SPPI Receives 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has been awarded the 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly Guidestar), the premier recognition for nonprofit transparency and accountability. The Platinum Seal is the highest level of distinction…
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Policy Brief
Out of One, Many
Why banks, payment networks, merchant servicers, and financial firms will face a harder four years, and what to do about it.
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Press Release
SPPI Welcomes Zachary Fort to Board of Directors
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is proud to announce the unanimous appointment of Zachary Fort to its Board of Directors during the Institute’s quarterly board meeting held Monday, August 11th. Fort’s appointment comes as SPPI…
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Press Release
SPPI Ranked #1 in State SEO Rankings by Tallest Tree
SPPI debuts at #1 in Tallest Tree’s State SEO Rankings, delivering over 20 times the expected online reach per dollar spent.
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Coalition Letter
SPPI Joins National Coalition Calling for Accountability in the Non-Profit Hospital Sector
“Large nonprofit hospital systems have exploited taxpayer subsidies and regulatory loopholes while failing to deliver the public benefit they promise.”
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Press Release
The Southwest Public Policy Institute Proudly Presents: The Economic Dunce Award
For exceptional achievement in ignoring market realities and promoting policies that backfire spectacularly.
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Policy Brief
Unlicensed, Unregulated, Unpunished: Still No Justice in Tara Jaramillo’s Predatory Lending Scheme
Tara Jaramillo’s payday lending scheme didn’t happen despite New Mexico’s interest rate cap: it happened because of it, with a little help from Fred Nathan and the price-fixing crusaders at Think New Mexico.
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In the News
‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo
Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.
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Press Release
Victory for Alaskans: Governor Mike Dunleavy Vetoes Harmful Price Control Bill
The veto of Alaska’s SB 39 preserves critical credit access for underserved consumers and rejects the failed model of rate caps seen in New Mexico and Illinois.
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White Paper
Black Market Payday
How government price controls created an illicit supply of emergency credit.