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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

  • White Paper No. 13

    The Misuse of Government Research

    The CFPB’s Medical-Debt Reporting Rule

    Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis, PhD  |  October 5, 2026

  • White Paper No. 11

    Fifty-Five Percent

    Senator Elizabeth Warren’s own evidence explains the price she objects to and why blocking charters would shrink credit for the households most in need.

    Patrick M. Brenner and Gregory A. Schroeder  |  August 15, 2026

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    SPPI Joins Coalition: Judge Bank Applications on the Statute, Not the Comment File

    A new SPPI report supplies the evidentiary record: 68 million Americans live in counties with no community bank headquarters, and rate caps move credit up the income ladder rather than lowering its price.

    Patrick M. Brenner and Gregory A. Schroeder  |  August 15, 2026

  • White Paper No. 10

    Application Pending

    68 million votes for more banks: how the campaign to politicize bank charters shrinks credit for households.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 3, 2026

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    California’s Crackdown on Consumer Credit Just Hit a Wall

    The fight over bank-fintech partnerships is really a fight over price controls, preemption, and access to credit.

    Originally published inDC Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  June 25, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    The dangers of credit card populism

    Capping interest rates won’t create a fairer system.

    Originally published inThe Washington Times

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 15, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Credit Card Rate Caps Will Lead To a Shortage of Credit Cards

    Why a national credit card rate cap would shrink access and worsen inequality.

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 19, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Sen. Richard Durbin’s Long-Term Love Affair With Price Controls

    Senator Dick Durbin has spent much of his career in a love affair with price controls. He flirted with them in his infamous Durbin Amendment, the addendum to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. He renewed his vows…

    Originally published inRealClearMarkets

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 22, 2025

  • Op-Ed

    Credit card rewards are about to vanish, and guess who’s to blame?

    This isn’t just about miles and points; it’s about economic freedom and financial choice.

    Originally published inFox Business

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  April 4, 2025

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