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Buried in Bias

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date December 12, 2025
1 Comment on Buried in Bias

The Center for Responsible Lending’s “Buried in Debt” report fails as policy analysis.

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The Hill: Why senators’ efforts to kill overdraft fees is overkill

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date September 11, 2025
1 Comment on The Hill: 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.