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    SPPI Joins Coalition Urging FTC to Revise Its Personalized Pricing Proposal

    The letter asks the Federal Trade Commission to narrow its proposed personalized pricing policy statement, require proof that a consumer’s personal data affected the price before alleging a violation, and protect ordinary discounts and price changes.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 25, 2026

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    How Did a Nonprofit Become America’s Insurance Regulator?

    SPPI Executive Vice President Gregory A. Schroeder joined Brandon Vogt on 96.3 FM KKOB to discuss who writes the rules for insurance and consumer credit.

    Aired on96.3 FM KKOB

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 23, 2026

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    SPPI Joins Coalition Urging President Trump to Reject a Diesel Export Ban

    A letter from 28 organizations asks President Donald J. Trump to reject a proposed ban on exports of diesel and other refined petroleum products.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 23, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Elizabeth Warren Came to Dance On a Grave. The Corpse Was at Home

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren spent months demanding regulators kill Enova International’s bank deal. On Sept. 14 she got her wish. Enova announced a buyback. As funerals go, it was upbeat. Enova withdrew its applications with the Comptroller…

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 19, 2026

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    What Does a Pizza Have to Do With a Loan?

    I was reading about Linney’s Pizza v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, a case involving a Kentucky pizza shop and the fees merchants pay on debit-card transactions, and it got me thinking about…

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 8, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    When the Horseshoe Isn’t Just a Theory

    Nowhere is the horseshoe theory more readily apparent than in consumer finance.

    Originally published inNational Review

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 3, 2026

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    America’s Housing Crisis and the Politics of Blame

    Patrick M. Brenner tells Kevin Wall why blaming institutional investors for Nevada’s housing shortage misdiagnoses the problem, and why the vetoed bill to restrict them would make it worse.

    Aired onAM 670 KMZQLive & Local with Kevin Wall

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 1, 2026

  • Coalition Letter

    SPPI Joins Coalition Urging Treasury to Close the Chinese Battery Component Loophole

    The letter asks Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the IRS to enforce the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s foreign-entity restrictions so Chinese-controlled battery companies cannot claim Section 45X or 48E tax credits through U.S. subsidiaries or…

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 1, 2026

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    SPPI in the News

    August coverage spanning insurance regulation, debit interchange, employee ownership, and how New Mexico policy affects national policy.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  August 30, 2026

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    How Did a Nonprofit Become America’s Insurance Regulator?

    States have surrendered much of their power to a private organization with almost no transparency.

    Originally published inThe Wall Street Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 28, 2026

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