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    The Southwest Public Policy Institute Proudly Presents: The Economic Dunce Award

    For exceptional achievement in ignoring market realities and promoting policies that backfire spectacularly.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  July 19, 2025

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    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.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 18, 2025

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    Banking on Failure: House Bill 130’s Public Bank Will Deepen New Mexico’s Credit Crisis

    A public bank is a forced gamble with taxpayer dollars that ignores market realities, mandates risky lending, and risks compounding the damage caused by the artificial credit crisis created by New Mexico’s interest rate cap.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 18, 2025

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