Patrick M. Brenner
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Policy Brief
Weakening Tri-Merge Would Make Housing Less Affordable
Why cutting credit reporting costs won’t fix housing affordability, and may make it worse.
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Policy Brief
Fiduciary Standards Start With Transparency
The loudest voices demanding “fiduciary purity” in America’s retirement debate are often the least willing to submit themselves to basic public scrutiny. That contradiction is now impossible to ignore. This week, the Pinpoint Policy Institute filed…
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Policy Brief
Government Can’t Reduce Smoking by Attacking Safer Alternatives
New Mexico legislators are considering higher taxes and new restrictions on nicotine products such as nicotine pouches. These proposals are typically framed as public-health measures. In practice, they risk doing precisely the opposite—nudging smokers back toward…
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Op-Ed
Credit Card Rate Caps Will Lead To a Shortage of Credit Cards
Why a national credit card rate cap would shrink access and worsen inequality.
Originally published inRealClearMarkets
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Coalition Letter
SPPI Joins National Coalition Calling on Missouri to Modernize Its Tax System
Coalition backs Governor Kehoe’s effort to modernize Missouri’s tax code.
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Policy Brief
Corner Post v. Federal Reserve: What’s Really at Stake in the Durbin Debacle
Price controls could disrupt debit and credit card transactions nationwide, reshaping everyday payments.
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Policy Brief
The Real Story Behind What’s “Inside” Your 401(k)
Why collective investment trusts deliver lower costs without sacrificing fiduciary protections.
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Policy Brief
Buried in Bias
The Center for Responsible Lending’s “Buried in Debt” report fails as policy analysis.