Economic Policy
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Policy Brief
Housing Shock: The Cost of Investor Ownership Bans
A prohibition on institutional investors could destabilize housing markets, but a targeted exemption can protect homeowners and renters.
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Amicus Brief
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.
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Policy Brief
Corner Post v. Federal Reserve: What’s Really at Stake in the Durbin Debacle
Price controls could disrupt debit and credit card transactions nationwide, reshaping everyday payments.
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Op-Ed
Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing How Consumers Use Credit
Tariffs and credit price controls are squeezing American families From both sides.
Originally published inDC Journal
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Op-Ed
Trump’s 50-year mortgage just introduces a new kind of debt
50-year loan terms would triple total debt while government regulations continue driving up building costs
Originally published inFox News
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White Paper
The Case Against 50-Year Mortgages
How will Washington’s housing “fix” entrench debt, inflate prices, and undermine the American Dream?
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Policy Brief
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Reply Is the Real Joke
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s slow, self-serving defense of the 30-year mortgage proves that lifetime debt, not homeownership, is the product they’re really selling.
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Policy Brief
Rewarding Failure: How Rohit Chopra’s Legacy at the CFPB is Crumbling
A so-called “consumer protection” agency became a case study in regulatory excess and misplaced praise.
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Policy Brief
The Real Cost of Homeownership: Beyond the Mortgage and APR
This guest commentary was written by Ed Harris, CEO of Harris Northwest Advisors and a Visiting Contributor at the Southwest Public Policy Institute. In his argument about APR, Patrick Brenner is wrong but inadvertently correct on…
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Policy Brief
Compounding Interest: The Case Against the Confused Case Against the Case Against 30-Year Mortgages
In his letter responding to my column in The Wall Street Journal, “The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages,” former Freddie Mac executive David Andrukonis defends the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage as a transparent, borrower-friendly product. In “A Confused…