Tara Jaramillo’s payday lending scheme didn’t happen despite New Mexico’s interest rate cap: it happened because of it, with a little help from Fred Nathan and the price-fixing crusaders at Think New Mexico.
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‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo
Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.
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SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties
A visiting European delegation through Global Ties discussed how regional think tanks like SPPI influence U.S. foreign policy.
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Report: Access Granted
Nationwide, chambers of commerce have mislabeled legitimate data aggregation as phishing to cover for their own digital security failures.
The coalition urges the CFTC to cut red tape on prediction markets and embrace permissionless innovation.
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An Overdue Course Correction at the CFPB
Acting CFPB Director Russ Vought’s rollback of state enforcement overreach marks a critical return to legal restraint, restoring constitutional balance and regulatory clarity to America’s financial system.
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Albuquerque Journal Covers SPPI’s Legal Victory in Public Records Lawsuit
The victory guarantees access to public vehicle data to investigate the impact of EV mandates on vulnerable communities.
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New Mexico Agency Ordered to Pay $30K After Losing Transparency Lawsuit
SPPI won against New Mexico’s Taxation and Revenue Department for violating public records law.
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Ready for Action: SPPI Kicks Off the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session
SPPI kicks off the 2025 New Mexico legislative session, partnering with key lawmakers to advance a bold agenda for freedom, opportunity, and prosperity.
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SPPI Calls on NMFOG to Address Albuquerque’s Transparency Failures
This press release is also available as a PDF. ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has formally sent a letter to the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG), urging the organization to take action against the City of Albuquerque and City Clerk Ethan Watson for repeated violations of New Mexico’s Inspection of Public […]