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Topic: Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980

US financial statute passed in 1980

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American Banker: ‘For Heaven’s sake, stop it’ DIDMCA opt outs harm interstate commerce

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 15, 2026
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State-level DIDMCA opt-outs threaten to fragment the national credit market.

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Washington Post: Mortgage rates just fell below a crucial psychological threshold

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 14, 2026
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The difference from a 6 percent rate is tiny, but the appeal to customers is big.

Tags 30-Year Fixed Mortgage, American Housing Market, Annual Percentage Rate, APR, Asset Ownership, Auto Loans, Banking Regulation, Buy Now Pay Later, Charm Pricing, Consumer Credit, Consumer Finance, Consumer Psychology, Cost Of Borrowing, Credit Cards, Credit Markets, Credit Transparency, Debt Culture, Depository Institutions Deregulation And Monetary Control Act, Economic Behavior, Economic Perception, Financial Deregulation, Financial Disclosure, Financial Literacy, Financial Markets, financial regulation, Home Buying, Household Debt, Housing Affordability, Housing Demand, Housing Economics, Housing Finance, Housing Market, Housing Policy, Interest Rate Exportation, Interest Rate Perception, Interest Rate Psychology, Lending Regulation, Lending Standards, Lending Transparency, Loan Pricing, Marquette National Bank v. First Of Omaha Service Corp, Monthly Payments, Mortgage Advertising, Mortgage Economics, Mortgage Industry, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Marketing, Mortgage Policy, Mortgage Rate Threshold, Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Refinance, Mortgage Sentiment, Patrick M Brenner, Payday Loans, Personal Finance, Psychological Pricing, Real Estate Finance, Southwest Public Policy Institute, Subscription Economy, Total Loan Repayment, Truth In Lending Act, U.S. Household Debt, Washington Post Opinion

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Colorado’s War on Credit

In this June 15, 2018 file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Colorado’s HB23-1229 threatens consumer access to credit and economic growth.

Tags American Financial Services Association (AFSA), American Fintech Council (AFC), Buy Now Pay Later, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Debt, Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (DIDMCA), Lending, National Association of Industrial Bankers (NAIB), No Loan For You!, Price Controls

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