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    The insurance fix isn’t in Washington, D.C.

    I’ve gotten the letter about the weeds. I’ve sat through the meetings. But if I want to see where my homeowners association dues go, I have the law on my side: a written request, 10 business…

    Originally published inSanta Fe New Mexican

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  October 11, 2026

  • Letter to the Editor

    Banning personalized pricing isn’t fairness

    You kept your driving record clean and paid your bills on time. Your insurer and your bank noticed and they charged you less. That’s personalized pricing. Insurers and lenders call it underwriting. A campaign to outlaw…

    Originally published inThe Washington Times

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  October 9, 2026

  • In the News

    The CFPB’s Medical-Debt Rule Lacked an Adequate Empirical Basis, Nigrinis Finds

    AccountsRecovery.net reports on White Paper No. 13, in which Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis examines the research the CFPB relied on for its medical-debt reporting rule.

    Covered inAccountsRecovery.net

    Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis, PhD  |  October 8, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Markets Are Sending a Message on Energy; Texas Should Listen

    Natural gas prices across the Southwest tell a story no courtroom can dispute. Gas futures have remained below $3 per million BTU through August, settling at $2.69 in the day-ahead market as of early October. In…

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 8, 2026

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    SPPI Names Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis Senior Fellow

    Former CFPB enforcement economist will expand the institute’s research on consumer finance, banking, and financial regulation.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  October 6, 2026

  • White Paper No. 14

    The Moral Hierarchy of Debt

    Why America’s Most Trusted Loan Is Its Most Expensive, and Who Decided Otherwise

    Evan Chang and Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 5, 2026

  • White Paper No. 13

    The Misuse of Government Research

    The CFPB’s Medical-Debt Reporting Rule

    Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis, PhD  |  October 5, 2026

  • In the News

    SPPI in the News: September 2026

    Six September pieces on what regulators may weigh, four coalition letters, and the late-July and August pieces our last roundups missed.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  September 30, 2026

  • Coalition Letter

    SPPI Joins Coalition Urging Senate Committee Leaders to Reject the Railway Safety Act

    The letter urges the chairmen and ranking members of three Senate committees to reject the administration’s proposal to add the Railway Safety Act of 2025 (H.R. 928), with its two-person freight crew mandate, to the surface…

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 29, 2026

  • White Paper No. 12

    Oklahoma’s Parchment Guarantee

    Two Oklahoma statutes point in opposite directions for a captive risk retention group, and seven years of enforcement built on the one a court later rejected still has not answered whether the company can pay its…

    Patrick M. Brenner and Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 27, 2026

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