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    What Does a Pizza Have to Do With a Loan?

    I was reading about Linney’s Pizza v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, a case involving a Kentucky pizza shop and the fees merchants pay on debit-card transactions, and it got me thinking about…

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 8, 2026

  • In the News

    SPPI in the News

    August coverage spanning insurance regulation, debit interchange, employee ownership, and how New Mexico policy affects national policy.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  August 30, 2026

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    SPPI in the Spotlight: Exposing Opioid Settlement Secrecy, Regulatory Overreach, and Real Estate Trap Doors

    How SPPI is driving transparency, market competition, and accountability in public policy.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  July 21, 2026

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    SPPI Files Amicus Brief Defending Federal Reserve’s Debit Card Fee Protections

    For Immediate ReleaseJune 18, 2026 [email protected] Washington, DC—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), alongside the Pinpoint Policy Institute and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance Foundation (TPAF), announced today the filing of a joint amicus curiae brief in…

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  June 18, 2026

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    SPPI Supports the OCC in Blocking Harmful State Banking Mandates

    A new comment letter from the Southwest Public Policy Institute highlights the existential threat that state-level interference poses to the national economy.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2026

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    To Interchange or Not to Interchange…

    Why state-level price controls threaten $35 billion in credit card rewards and household budgeting.

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles

    Spirit Airlines is gone. The airline business is fragile. Fuel prices move. Labor costs rise. Consumers chase low fares. Regulators block mergers. Politicians threaten bailouts. Then, when the math no longer works, planes stop flying. That…

    Originally published inThe Hill

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2026

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    The dangers of credit card populism

    Capping interest rates won’t create a fairer system.

    Originally published inThe Washington Times

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 10, 2026

  • Amicus Brief

    SPPI Files Amicus Brief Supporting the Federal Reserve in Major Debit Card Case

    A major federal court case could reshape debit card economics nationwide, impacting payment security, reliability, and everyday consumer transactions.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  December 30, 2025

  • Policy Brief

    Corner Post v. Federal Reserve: What’s Really at Stake in the Durbin Debacle

    Price controls could disrupt debit and credit card transactions nationwide, reshaping everyday payments.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  December 25, 2025

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