The difference from a 6 percent rate is tiny, but the appeal to customers is big.
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Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper are driving up costs, delaying infrastructure projects, and threatening growth across key sectors of the American economy.
Rampant litigation against 401(k) sponsors is narrowing employees’ investment choices and eroding their retirement wealth.
A prohibition on institutional investors could destabilize housing markets, but a targeted exemption can protect homeowners and renters.
Capping interest rates won’t create a fairer system.
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Weakening Tri-Merge Would Make Housing Less Affordable
Why cutting credit reporting costs won’t fix housing affordability, and may make it worse.
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Fiduciary Standards Start With Transparency
The loudest voices demanding “fiduciary purity” in America’s retirement debate are often the least willing to submit themselves to basic public scrutiny. That contradiction is now impossible to ignore. This week, the Pinpoint Policy Institute filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service alleging that the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard (IFS) has failed […]
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Real Clear Markets: 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.
Coalition backs Governor Kehoe’s effort to modernize Missouri’s tax code.
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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.