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President of SPPI Invited as Speaker to 2023 Independents Conference & Expo

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date April 2, 2023
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Patrick Brenner has been invited as a speaker and panelist to discuss SPPI’s report “No Loan for You!” and how the war on specialized emergency lending is hurting the American Southwest.

Tags American Financial Services Association (AFSA), Banking, Credit, Lending, Specialized Emergency Loans, Unbanked/Underbanked

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SPPI Joins Coalition Urging CFPB to Rethink Nonbank Disclosure Rule

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 31, 2023
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A coalition of organizations has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to rethink its proposed nonbank disclosure rule.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Disclosure

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SPPI Employment Index: September-February

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 29, 2023
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Recession? Not here!

Tags Employment, Jobs

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Breaking Barriers: The State Occupational Licensing Index Reveals Opportunities for Occupational Licensing Reform in the US

A new report by the Archbridge Institute finds that occupational licensing creates unnecessary barriers that exacerbate skilled worker shortages and hinder opportunity and prosperity.

Tags Cato Institute, Institute for Justice, National Conference of State Legislatures, Occupational Licensing, State Occupational Licensing Index (SOLI)

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American Banker: If I Can’t Get An ‘Emergency’ Loan From A Bank, It’s Not Clear Who Possibly Can

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 27, 2023
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We tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn’t want our business.

Tags American Banker, Bank of America, Credit, Lending, Specialized Emergency Loans, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo

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SPPI Employment Index: August-January

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 17, 2023
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Cause for optimism — at least for now

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Diversity, Economics, and Income

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 8, 2023
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What states are best-positioned to face the challenges to come?

Tags Economic Development

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Newsmax: Does America’s Freight Industry Face an Impending Train Wreck?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 8, 2023
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The Department of Justice has expressed concerns to the Surface Transportation Board about the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways.