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    The Real Story Behind What’s “Inside” Your 401(k)

    Why collective investment trusts deliver lower costs without sacrificing fiduciary protections.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  December 17, 2025

  • Op-Ed

    Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing How Consumers Use Credit

    Tariffs and credit price controls are squeezing American families From both sides.

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Lucas J. Parker  |  December 15, 2025

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    The CFPB’s Open Banking Mandate Is About to Break Rent

    The CFPB’s open banking mandate, the 1033 rule, poses a critical risk to America’s rent payments.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  December 15, 2025

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    Buried in Bias

    The Center for Responsible Lending’s “Buried in Debt” report fails as policy analysis.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  December 12, 2025

  • Policy Brief

    The Need to Modernize Financial Literacy in Uncertain Economic Times

    A modernized financial-literacy framework must equip students with practical, real-world tools to navigate an increasingly complex and often predatory consumer-finance landscape.

    Lucas J. Parker  |  December 6, 2025

  • White Paper No. 8

    1033 Error, Rule Not Sound

    The CFPB’s open-banking mandate endangers consumers.

    Patrick M. Brenner and Lucas J. Parker  |  November 24, 2025

  • Op-Ed

    New Mexico knows Trump’s BLM nominee. Back away.

    Former New Mexico Republican chairman Steve Pearce is the opposite of what the complex agency needs.

    Originally published inThe Washington Post

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  November 18, 2025

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    The Case Against 50-Year Mortgages

    How will Washington’s housing “fix” entrench debt, inflate prices, and undermine the American Dream?

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  November 8, 2025

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    Rural Medicare Advantage Customers See Decreased Options

    As the December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment deadline approaches, rural seniors face shrinking coverage options as major insurers scale back Medicare Advantage plans nationwide.

    Lucas J. Parker  |  November 7, 2025

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    The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages

    Subsidized debt drives up prices, sucks up wealth, and makes it hard for millennials to buy homes.

    Originally published inThe Wall Street Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 8, 2025

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