Consumer Finance
Credit access, rate caps, the CFPB, banking, payments and retirement savings.
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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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Policy Brief
Lip Service Masquerading as Credit Inclusivity
When Wells Fargo first rolled out its Flex Loan program, it was heralded by advocates like The Pew Charitable Trusts as evidence that America’s largest banks were finally offering an “affordable” alternative to short-term credit products.…
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Op-Ed
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
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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
Expanding 401(k) Access to Private Markets
Why America’s workers deserve the same investment opportunities as public pensions.
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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
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.
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In the News
‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo
Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.