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  • White Paper No. 11

    Fifty-Five Percent

    Senator Elizabeth Warren’s own evidence explains the price she objects to and why blocking charters would shrink credit for the households most in need.

    Patrick M. Brenner and Gregory A. Schroeder  |  August 15, 2026

  • Coalition Letter

    SPPI Joins Coalition: Judge Bank Applications on the Statute, Not the Comment File

    A new SPPI report supplies the evidentiary record: 68 million Americans live in counties with no community bank headquarters, and rate caps move credit up the income ladder rather than lowering its price.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 15, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    California’s Crackdown on Consumer Credit Just Hit a Wall

    The fight over bank-fintech partnerships is really a fight over price controls, preemption, and access to credit.

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  June 25, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    To Interchange or Not to Interchange…

    Why state-level price controls threaten $35 billion in credit card rewards and household budgeting.

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles

    Spirit Airlines is gone. The airline business is fragile. Fuel prices move. Labor costs rise. Consumers chase low fares. Regulators block mergers. Politicians threaten bailouts. Then, when the math no longer works, planes stop flying. That…

    Originally published inThe Hill

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Instead of Taxing the Rich, Let Americans Invest Like Them

    America has created two classes of retirement savers: One class gets access to the full economy, while the other gets a neutered imitation of it.

    Originally published inNational Review

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 19, 2026

  • White Paper No. 9

    Rolling the Dice

    Procurement failures and vendor transition risks threaten the New Mexico Lottery.

    Patrick M. Brenner and Zachary Fort  |  March 23, 2026

  • Policy Brief

    Weakening Tri-Merge Would Make Housing Less Affordable

    Why cutting credit reporting costs won’t fix housing affordability, and may make it worse.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 6, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Credit Card Rate Caps Will Lead To a Shortage of Credit Cards

    Why a national credit card rate cap would shrink access and worsen inequality.

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 15, 2026

  • Amicus Brief

    SPPI Files Amicus Brief Supporting the Federal Reserve in Major Debit Card Case

    A major federal court case could reshape debit card economics nationwide, impacting payment security, reliability, and everyday consumer transactions.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  December 30, 2025

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