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    When the Horseshoe Isn’t Just a Theory

    Nowhere is the horseshoe theory more readily apparent than in consumer finance.

    Originally published inNational Review

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 3, 2026

  • Coalition Letter

    SPPI Joins Coalition Urging Treasury to Close the Chinese Battery Component Loophole

    The letter asks Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the IRS to enforce the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s foreign-entity restrictions so Chinese-controlled battery companies cannot claim Section 45X or 48E tax credits through U.S. subsidiaries or…

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 1, 2026

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    SPPI in the News

    August coverage spanning insurance regulation, debit interchange, employee ownership, and how New Mexico policy affects national policy.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  August 30, 2026

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    How Did a Nonprofit Become America’s Insurance Regulator?

    States have surrendered much of their power to a private organization with almost no transparency.

    Originally published inThe Wall Street Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 28, 2026

  • Press Release

    SPPI Names Gregory A. Schroeder Executive Vice President

    Lending and mortgage veteran will guide the institute’s work on credit access and consumer finance.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  August 27, 2026

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    Indebted Americans need help, not restrictions on settlement services

    According to research from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, roughly 60% of the 175 million American adults holding credit cards carry a balance.

    Originally published inAmerican Banker

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 26, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    The dangerous politicization of bank charters

    The U.S. has a financial inclusion crisis. Some special interest groups want to solve it by making it harder to start a bank. That makes no sense. Millions of Americans remain underserved by traditional banks. According…

    Originally published inThe Hill

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 11, 2026

  • White Paper No. 10

    Application Pending

    68 million votes for more banks: how the campaign to politicize bank charters shrinks credit for households.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 3, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    The Costly Campaign to Politicize Bank Charters

    Washington is locked in a high-stakes duel over the future of American banking. On July 21, leaders of the House Financial Services Committee—including Chairman French Hill and Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr—pressed the Federal Reserve to end…

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 28, 2026

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    There’s No Such Thing as Free Data

    The government should allow banks and software companies to negotiate the price of financial data freely.

    Originally published inNational Review

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 27, 2026

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