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Earned Wage Access: A Financial Lifeline or the Next Credit Trap?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 1, 2025
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Earned Wage Access (EWA) has rapidly gained traction amidst the demand for short-term liquidity, but questions remain about the preservation of borrowers’ financial autonomy.

Tags Annual Percentage Rate (APR), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Deceptive, Earned Wage Access (EWA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Finance, Lending, Payday Alternative Loan, Payday Loans, Small Dollar Loans, Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Unfair Deceptive and Abusive Practices (UDAP), Unfair Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP)

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Odessan American: Legal innovations strengthen the Southwest’s appeal

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date December 25, 2024
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Originally published at oaoa.com on December 21, 2024. The American Southwest is cementing its position as the nation’s most business-friendly region, and a groundbreaking legal development in Texas may soon add another compelling reason for companies to relocate here. As corporate entities and individuals continue their mass migration to states like Texas, Arizona, and Nevada – […]

Tags Bankruptcy, Don Lemon, Johnson and Johnson, Tort Litigation, Tort Reform

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Betting on the Future: SPPI Tackling Lending Challenges at Vegas Conference

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date December 3, 2024
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Panel discussion on 'The Intersection of Policy and Data' at the 2023 Tribal Lending Conference. From left to right: Joe Lilly, Vice President of External Affairs at Caliber Financial Services; Patrick M. Brenner, President of the Southwest Public Policy Institute; and Dr. Tom Miller, Professor of Finance at Mississippi State University.

SPPI heads to Las Vegas for the Online Lenders Alliance’s annual Tribal Lending Conference to connect with industry leaders and tackle the future of financial services.

Tags Alternative Financial Services, Banking, Borrowing, Conferences, Credit, Lending, Online Lenders Alliance (OLA), Subprime Credit, Tribal Sovereignty

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‘Wonderment and Bemusement’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date August 23, 2023
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SPPI’s vice president of research talks about the policy and culture of the Silver State.

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No Fertilizer, No Farms

Eco-alarmists stage another assault on the American Southwest’s mineral bonanza.

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Let’s Cancel the ‘Holidays’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 27, 2023
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This is a display of back to school pens and backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Sales-tax breaks are popular, but they’re lousy fiscal policy.

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Eight for Eight — Again

There’s just no stopping the American Southwest’s jobs machine.

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SPPI-TV Ep. 16: What’s a Microschool?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 7, 2023
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In the latest episode of SPPI-TV, titled “What’s a Microschool?”, host Patrick Brenner sits down with special guest Don Soifer, the cofounder and CEO of the National Microschooling Center. Join them as they delve into the fascinating world of microschools and explore their potential to revolutionize education. Don Soifer is a visionary leader who has […]