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Although the insurance industry is simple in concept—the premiums of many pay for the losses of a few—it is overrun with reporting, compliance, and regulatory challenges that limit consumer choice. Specifically, the team focuses on policy recommendations around risk-based insurance regulation, taxpayer subsidies, and the benefits of mitigation. Similarly, the Finance, Insurance, and Trade team explores government oversight and expansion into the financial sector, with particular focus on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as corporate governance and tort reform. The team also advocates for sensible food and beverage policies that balance consumer demands with public safety, along with labor and occupational licensing laws that facilitate economic growth and curtail unnecessary economic government barriers to employment. Sign up for updates here.

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Analysis Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Financial History, Interchange Fees

History Shows Trump’s Proposed Credit Price Controls Won’t Help Affordability

Caroline Melear Feb 3, 2026
Op-Eds California, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, FinTech, Interchange Fees, Regulatory Reform, State Policy, Systemic Risk

State and feds fail to protect Americans from foreign scammers

Caroline Melear Jan 13, 2026 The Orange County Register
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees

Coalition Letter in opposition to interest rate caps and the Credit Card Competition Act

Caroline Melear Jan 22, 2026 Americans for Tax Reform
Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Governance, Interchange Fees

Wait, is Trump becoming… a Democratic Socialist?

Marc Hyden Jan 19, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Op-Eds Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees

Republicans now embrace ‘seamless garment’ of statism

Steven Greenhut Jan 16, 2026 The Orange County Register
Analysis Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees, Regulatory Reform

Trump’s Plan to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates Won’t Fix Affordability Issues

Caroline Melear Jan 13, 2026
Analysis Banking, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees

The Current State of Debit Interchange Fees

Caroline Melear Sept 24, 2025
In the News, Podcasts Central Banking/Federal Reserve, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees, Systemic Risk

Protecting Consumer Credit with Caroline Melear

Caroline Melear May 29, 2025 Free the Economy Podcast
Analysis Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees

The Credit Card Amendments Putting the GENIUS Act at Risk

Caroline Melear May 28, 2025
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees

Coalition Opposes Adding Credit Card Price Controls to the GENIUS Act

Caroline Melear May 27, 2025 Americans for Tax Reform

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