State
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Op-Ed
New Mexico knows Trump’s BLM nominee. Back away.
Former New Mexico Republican chairman Steve Pearce is the opposite of what the complex agency needs.
Originally published inThe Washington Post
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Press Release
SPPI Opposes Steve Pearce’s BLM Nomination
The Institute warns that the Pearce nomination could undermine western land management
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Op-Ed
The first of its kind? A tribally owned professional sports team
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.…
Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal
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Litigation
SPPI Files Federal Complaint After New Mexico Attorney General Fails to Act
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has filed a formal complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the loan-sharking lending practices of former State Representative Tara Jaramillo and her company, Positive Outcomes, Inc. The…
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Op-Ed
Out of One, Many
As CFPB retreats, the new danger is a jumble of state-level mandates.
Originally published inAmerican Banker
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Op-Ed
How payday loan restrictions can hurt the people they’re meant to help
Good intentions don’t pay the bills. But choice, transparency, and access can.
Originally published inAnchorage Daily News
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Policy Brief
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.
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Press Release
SPPI Welcomes Zachary Fort to Board of Directors
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is proud to announce the unanimous appointment of Zachary Fort to its Board of Directors during the Institute’s quarterly board meeting held Monday, August 11th. Fort’s appointment comes as SPPI…
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Press Release
The Southwest Public Policy Institute Proudly Presents: The Economic Dunce Award
For exceptional achievement in ignoring market realities and promoting policies that backfire spectacularly.
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Policy Brief
Unlicensed, Unregulated, Unpunished: Still No Justice in Tara Jaramillo’s Predatory Lending Scheme
Tara Jaramillo’s payday lending scheme didn’t happen despite New Mexico’s interest rate cap: it happened because of it, with a little help from Fred Nathan and the price-fixing crusaders at Think New Mexico.