Topic: New Mexico

state of the United States of America

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‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 5, 2025
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Former representative Tara Jaramillo, CEO of Positive Outcomes, Inc. and alleged loan shark.

Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.

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Victory for Alaskans: Governor Mike Dunleavy Vetoes Harmful Price Control Bill

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 27, 2025
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The veto of Alaska’s SB 39 preserves critical credit access for underserved consumers and rejects the failed model of rate caps seen in New Mexico and Illinois.

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Report: Black Market Payday

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 24, 2025
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How government price controls created an illicit supply of emergency credit.

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Albuquerque Journal Covers SPPI’s Legal Victory in Public Records Lawsuit

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 16, 2025
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The victory guarantees access to public vehicle data to investigate the impact of EV mandates on vulnerable communities.

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Report: Swipe Right

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 10, 2025
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How comparison shopping tools and lead generators revolutionize consumer access to products and services.

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New Mexico Agency Ordered to Pay $30K After Losing Transparency Lawsuit

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date April 30, 2025
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SPPI won against New Mexico’s Taxation and Revenue Department for violating public records law.

Tags Electric Vehicle Mandates, Electric Vehicles, Government Transparency, Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), Lawsuit, New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue (NMTRD), New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), Open Government, Transparency

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Don’t waste the windfall; Use opioid settlement funds where they count

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 28, 2025
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Originally published at santafenewmexican.com on April 26, 2025. America may finally be turning a corner in the opioid crisis. For the first time in years, overdose deaths are declining. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a 17% decrease in opioid-related fatalities between July 2023 and July 2024: a promising sign that prevention and […]

Tags Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drugs, Fentanyl, Nitazenes, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, Overdose

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Ensuring Accountability and Impact in Opioid Settlement Spending

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 15, 2025
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The $26 billion opioid settlement offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat America’s deadliest drug crisis, if states and localities spend the funds transparently, strategically, and solely on opioid abatement.

Tags Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drugs, Fentanyl, Nitazenes, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, Overdose

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American Banker: Death by a thousand caps—State laws could kill credit card rewards

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 29, 2025
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A group of states are pursuing similar efforts to cap credit card interchange fees, endangering rewards programs that customers value, and raising concerns about an illegal interstate compact.

Tags Credit Card Rewards Programs, Credit Cards, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Durbin Amendment, Interchange Fees, MasterCard, Price Controls, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), Swipe Fees, Transactions, Visa

Fighting Back Against Rate Caps in Alaska: SPPI’s Testimony on Senate Bill 39

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 24, 2025
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Last week, I had the opportunity to testify before the Alaska Senate Finance Committee on the dangers of Senate Bill 39, a proposal to impose a 36% APR cap on consumer credit. Additional testimony was submitted to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee before the bill was advanced to the Senate Finance Committee. This legislation […]

Tags Bank of America, Banking, Credit, Credit Score, Credit Unions, Lending, No Loan For You!, Short Term Loans, Small Dollar Loans, U.S. Bank, Unbanked, Underbanked, Wells Fargo