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    New Mexico knows Trump’s BLM nominee. Back away.

    Former New Mexico Republican chairman Steve Pearce is the opposite of what the complex agency needs.

    Originally published inThe Washington Post

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  November 18, 2025

  • 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.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 25, 2025

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    The first of its kind? A tribally owned professional sports team

    Jeff Tucker is right about one thing: New Mexico needs to think big. His recent call for a billion-dollar NBA arena in Albuquerque is exactly the kind of visionary thinking our state has lacked for decades.…

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 18, 2025

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    SPPI Joins National Coalition Calling for Accountability in the Non-Profit Hospital Sector

    “Large nonprofit hospital systems have exploited taxpayer subsidies and regulatory loopholes while failing to deliver the public benefit they promise.”

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 26, 2025

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    New SPPI Report Exposes Chamber of Commerce Data Failures and Debunks “Phishing” Claims

    The Access Granted report exposes how chambers of commerce falsely labeled legitimate data aggregation as phishing to distract from their own failure to secure publicly accessible member directories.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  June 24, 2025

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    The CFPB Is Making It Harder For You To Pay Your Bills

    The CFPB’s outdated rule on small-dollar lending punishes working-class Americans by restricting access to the very credit they rely on to make ends meet.

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2025

  • Policy Brief

    An Overdue Course Correction at the CFPB

    Acting CFPB Director Russ Vought’s rollback of state enforcement overreach marks a critical return to legal restraint, restoring constitutional balance and regulatory clarity to America’s financial system.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 20, 2025

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