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    The Case Against 50-Year Mortgages

    How will Washington’s housing “fix” entrench debt, inflate prices, and undermine the American Dream?

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  November 8, 2025

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    Rural Medicare Advantage Customers See Decreased Options

    As the December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment deadline approaches, rural seniors face shrinking coverage options as major insurers scale back Medicare Advantage plans nationwide.

    Lucas J. Parker  |  November 7, 2025

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    Stablecoin Rewards Are the Shortcut to Financial Trouble

    Why should Congress uphold the GENIUS Act’s ban on stablecoin rewards to prevent digital money from becoming digital debt?

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  November 6, 2025

  • Policy Brief

    Modernizing the Bank Secrecy Act: Cutting Red Tape and Ending Debanking

    Congress must update the Bank Secrecy Act for the 21st century…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 23, 2025

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    The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages

    Subsidized debt drives up prices, sucks up wealth, and makes it hard for millennials to buy homes.

    Originally published inThe Wall Street Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 8, 2025

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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.

    Lucas J. Parker  |  October 4, 2025

  • Policy Brief

    Trump’s Japanese Tariff Agreement: A Winning Deal for Consumers?

    A 15% tariff may look like a trade victory, but American families could end up paying the price.

    Lucas J. Parker  |  September 27, 2025

  • Op-Ed

    Sen. Richard Durbin’s Long-Term Love Affair With Price Controls

    Senator Dick Durbin has spent much of his career in a love affair with price controls. He flirted with them in his infamous Durbin Amendment, the addendum to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. He renewed his vows…

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 22, 2025

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    Why senators’ efforts to kill overdraft fees is overkill

    Capping overdraft fees won’t help struggling families, it will cut off their last line of credit.

    Originally published inThe Hill

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 8, 2025

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    Out of One, Many

    As CFPB retreats, the new danger is a jumble of state-level mandates.

    Originally published inAmerican Banker

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 3, 2025

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