How will Washington’s housing “fix” entrench debt, inflate prices, and undermine the American Dream?
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Report: The Case Against 50-Year Mortgages
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Originally published at abqjournal.com on October 18, 2025. Jeff Tucker is right about one thing: New Mexico needs to think big. His recent call for a billion-dollar NBA arena in Albuquerque is exactly the kind of visionary thinking our state has lacked for decades. But where Tucker sees an opportunity for government to build a […]
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Vought Charts New Path for the CFPB
Russell Vought signals a shift toward proportional, efficient regulation after years of CFPB overreach under Rohit Chopra.
A 15% tariff may look like a trade victory, but American families could end up paying the price.
When Wells Fargo first rolled out its Flex Loan program, it was heralded by advocates like The Pew Charitable Trusts as evidence that America’s largest banks were finally offering an “affordable” alternative to short-term credit products. Bankrate’s own review of the Flex Loan paints a favorable picture, touting fast approval, lower fees than payday loans, […]
Capping overdraft fees won’t help struggling families, it will cut off their last line of credit.
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American Banker: Out of One, Many
As CFPB retreats, the new danger is a jumble of state-level mandates.
Good intentions don’t pay the bills. But choice, transparency, and access can.
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SPPI Launches Champions Program
New partnership program invites leaders to advance liberty, transparency, and prosperity across the nation.
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Out of One, Many
Why banks, payment networks, merchant servicers, and financial firms will face a harder four years, and what to do about it.