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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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    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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