Brian KnightinFinRegRagSVB: The Blame Game BeginsDue to some technical issues Tom Hoenig wasn’t able to post the following post to FinRegRag. Given its timeliness we wanted to get it up…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Brian KnightinFinRegRagHow the Court might put the CFPB on Appropriations Without Blowing Up the EconomyThe Supreme Court has accepted the CFPB’s petition to review the Fifth Circuit’s decision that its funding structure is unconstitutional…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Brian KnightinFinRegRagUPDATE: Wells Fargo disputes that decision was industry driven — Wells Fargo, Firearms, and Florida…Update (2–22–2023): I spoke with someone from Wells Fargo who provided this statement:Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Brian KnightinFinRegRagThe CFPB is Unconstitutional says the 5th CircuitThis is a quick reaction piece to breaking news out of the 5th CircuitOct 19, 20221Oct 19, 20221
Brian KnightinFinRegRagPayPal Terms of Service or: How Conservatives Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Aggressive State…Important caveat: As with the previous piece on the CFPB I am not advocating for any policy direction. As discussed below, while there are…Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
Brian KnightinFinRegRagPayPal Terms of Service or: How Conservatives Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the CFPB?Important caveat: I am not advocating for any policy direction. As discussed below, while there are arguments conservatives may find…Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
Brian KnightinFinRegRagPayPal Terms of Service or: How Conservatives Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Financial…There has been an unfortunate boom in stories involving the politicization of financial services recently. The most recent example occurred…Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
Brian KnightinFinRegRagMore questions about Credit Card MCCs for gun storesSince Visa, Mastercard, and AMEX announced they would be adopting Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) for gun shops there have been a lot of…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022