Op-Ed
Commentary first published by another outlet and republished here.
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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
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Elizabeth Warren Came to Dance On a Grave. The Corpse Was at Home
Sen. Elizabeth Warren spent months demanding regulators kill Enova International’s bank deal. On Sept. 14 she got her wish. Enova announced a buyback. As funerals go, it was upbeat. Enova withdrew its applications with the Comptroller…
Originally published inRealClearMarkets
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How Did a Nonprofit Become America’s Insurance Regulator?
States have surrendered much of their power to a private organization with almost no transparency.
Originally published inThe Wall Street Journal
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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
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‘For Heaven’s sake, stop it’ DIDMCA opt outs harm interstate commerce
State-level DIDMCA opt-outs threaten to fragment the national credit market.
Originally published inAmerican Banker
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My Retirement Accounts Fail In the World I Actually Live In
The rich already invest this way. Workers should be allowed to as well.
Originally published inRealClearMarkets
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Instead of Taxing the Rich, Let Americans Invest Like Them
America has created two classes of retirement savers: One class gets access to the full economy, while the other gets a neutered imitation of it.
Originally published inNational Review
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Mortgage Bankers Association’s tri-merge credit reporting reform pushes risky overhaul
Proposal strips critical safeguards and shifts long-term costs on to American borrowers.
Originally published inThe Washington Times