Neil Gorsuch Confirmed as New Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
On April 7th the Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court after lowering the threshold for confirmation to a simple majority the day prior. The Senate voted 54-45 in favor of elevating Gorsuch, formerly a judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of...
CFPB Issues Annual Report on Debt Collection
Late last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its annual report on the agency’s administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The report covers agency action in 2015, including the issuance of over $79 million in fines to...
FinTech, Regional Productivity, and the Untapped Potential of Indian Country
A recent study by the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. based public policy organization, analyzed productivity across the United States at the local level via the nearly 400 metropolitan areas spread across the country. The think tank noted that rising...
