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SPPI Expresses Disappointment in Supreme Court Ruling Upholding CFPB Funding Structure

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date May 16, 2024
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute warns that this decision will embolden regulatory overreach and drive consumer prices up.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Elizabeth Warren, No Loan For You!, Personal Finance, Price Controls, Rate Caps, Rohit Chopra, Testimony

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Conclusion of Alaskan Legislative Session: Victory for Alaskan Consumers

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date May 16, 2024
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute applauds the Alaskan Senate Finance Committee’s decision to not advance House Bill 145 and Senate Bill 264, ensuring continued consumer access to diverse emergency credit options.

Tags Alaska, American Financial Services Association (AFSA), Credit, No Loan For You!, Online Lenders Alliance (OLA), Personal Finance, Price Controls, Rate Caps, Testimony

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A Call for Prudent Consumer Credit Legislation in Alaska

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 4, 2024
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Representing the Southwest Public Policy Institute, I recently had the opportunity to testify before the Alaska House Finance Committee and the Alaska Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee regarding proposed legislation on consumer credit. The bills in question, House Bill 145 and its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 264, aim to implement rate caps similar to […]

Tags Bank of America, Consumer Advocacy, Credit, Debt, Lending, Loans, No Loan For You!, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo

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Is the CFPB Paving the Way for Single-Payer Healthcare Through Medical Debt Reform?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 1, 2024
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The CFPB’s recent modifications to medical debt reporting may be subtly steering the U.S. toward a single-payer healthcare system by minimizing the visibility of medical debt.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit Report, Health Insurance, Medical Debt, Medicare, Medicare for All, Nationalized Healthcare, Prescription Drugs, Single Payer Healthcare

SPPI to Testify in Alaska Against Consumer Credit Price Control Bills

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date April 29, 2024
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has been invited to provide expert testimony in the upcoming legislative sessions for Alaska House Bill 145 and Alaska Senate Bill 264, which will take place on April 30, 2024.

Tags Alaska, Credit, No Loan For You!, Personal Finance, Price Controls, Rate Caps, Testimony

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New Mexico’s Upcoming Special Session: Safety or Statism?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 17, 2024
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recent announcement of yet another special legislative session in New Mexico, set to commence on July 18, 2024, ostensibly aims to enhance public safety—an objective no reasonable person would oppose. However, the words of Gideon J. Tucker resonate profoundly in moments like these: “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe […]

Tags Michelle Lujan Grisham, Safety, Safetyism, Special Session

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New Interview Alert: The Dangers of CFPB’s Latest Directive on Comparison Shopping Websites

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date April 4, 2024
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In a recent interview on Real America’s Voice, Patrick M. Brenner, President of the Southwest Public Policy Institute, sat down with host Michelle Backus to discuss a pressing issue that threatens the foundation of consumer choice and the competitive market within the United States. The topic of discussion centered around a new directive from the […]

Tags Comparison Shopping Tools, Competition, Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Digital Intermediaries, Elizabeth Warren, Free Market, Lead Generators, Real America's Voice, Rohit Chopra

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Transparency is Cultural, Not Transactional

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 14, 2024
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In the realm of governance, transparency and openness are not mere buzzwords but foundational pillars that uphold the edifice of democracy. In their compelling discourse, Greg Brooks and Patrick Tuohey from Better Cities Project argue that open government is inherently a cultural phenomenon rather than a transactional obligation. This perspective resonates deeply with the ethos […]

Tags Better Cities Project, City of Albuquerque, Ethan Watson, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG), Open Government, Transparency

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Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico Parents Want Gender Ideology Out of School Curriculum

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date February 19, 2024
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Co-authored by Judy Pino and Patrick M. Brenner. Originally published at abqjournal.com on February 18, 2024. Radical gender ideology is running rampant through New Mexico’s public schools. State-funded after-school clubs that encourage children to explore LGBTQ+ identities without their parents’ knowledge are appearing in school districts more frequently. Children are being harmed by the dogged pursuit […]