Category: Markets and Finance

‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 5, 2025
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Former representative Tara Jaramillo, CEO of Positive Outcomes, Inc. and alleged loan shark.

Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.

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Victory for Alaskans: Governor Mike Dunleavy Vetoes Harmful Price Control Bill

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 27, 2025
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The veto of Alaska’s SB 39 preserves critical credit access for underserved consumers and rejects the failed model of rate caps seen in New Mexico and Illinois.

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Report: Black Market Payday

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 24, 2025
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How government price controls created an illicit supply of emergency credit.

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SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 23, 2025
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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.

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SPPI Joins Coalition Urging the CFTC to Remove Red Tape on Prediction Markets

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 5, 2025
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The coalition urges the CFTC to cut red tape on prediction markets and embrace permissionless innovation.

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RealClearMarkets: The CFPB Is Making It Harder For You To Pay Your Bills

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 27, 2025
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The CFPB’s outdated rule on small-dollar lending punishes working-class Americans by restricting access to the very credit they rely on to make ends meet.

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An Overdue Course Correction at the CFPB

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 20, 2025
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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.