June 25, 2026 | The Point
Earlier this month, an unauthorized third-party breached the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) systems, exposing 2.1 million insurer regulatory filings PDFs, 40,000 quarterly filings, and over 45,000 licensed rating agency files from Moody’s Fitch, S&P, and others. To add...
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June 24, 2026 | The Point
Earlier this month, Colorado Governor Jared Polis vetoed Senate Bill 26-134, legislation that would have prohibited interchange fees from being charged on the sales tax portion of credit and debit card transactions. While supporters framed the proposal as a way...
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June 18, 2026 | The Point
Highlights: Last week, a federal judge handed down a ruling that reframes the entire debate over credit card swipe fees, and Congress should be paying attention. The ruling granted preliminary approval of a $38 billion settlement between Visa, Mastercard, and...
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June 12, 2026 | The Point
A new summary from the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) highlights the regulatory alarm around private credit, and concludes that the data do not support the current panic. Economists Lawrence Powell and Julian Morris broke down their recent...
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June 9, 2026 | The Point
A new white paper from the International Center for Law & Economics finds that life insurers with larger private credit allocations are stronger, not weaker, undermining the case for heavy-handed regulatory intervention. Using National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) annual...
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June 24, 2026 |
Pinpoint Policy Institute joined the American Energy Alliance and a coalition of 21 organizations urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to close the tax loophole that allows third-party litigation financiers to claim capital gains treatment...
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June 21, 2026 |
“Sam Yagan, a co-founder of online dating service OkCupid, has donated $400,000 to the Yale Budget Lab. Yagan’s history includes a sexual harassment lawsuit and investments in companies with legal and regulatory failures. “Danny Yagan, Sam’s older brother, is the...
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June 16, 2026 |
“Sonderling’s attentiveness to the priorities of so many in Congress would be a major asset in any potential confirmation hearing down the road. While no one on the Hill wants to get ahead of President Donald Trump — which is...
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June 8, 2026 |
“Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen’s job is to make sure life insurers stay solvent, treat policyholders fairly, and don’t take reckless risks with the retirement savings and annuity premiums of ordinary Americans. Instead, Commissioner Ommen and his staff are co-authoring...
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June 8, 2026 |
“Budget Lab staffers and board members, meanwhile, have donated more than $100,000 to Democrats—and effectively zero to Republicans. Federal campaign finance records show that the staffers and board members made 337 donations to liberal candidates or causes totaling $102,675. Their...
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May 31, 2026 | PESP Watch
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) just released an updated version of its Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker, bumping its headline figure from 2.2 million to nearly 3 million units and claiming private equity now owns “1 in 8” American...
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April 16, 2026 | PESP Watch
“Given PESP’s funders and the information provided, it’s clear PESP is a liberal/progressive ideological advocacy outlet, not an independent research group. Which is par for the course in American policy influence.” – Michael Watson, Research Director for Capital Research Center...
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April 9, 2026 | PESP Watch
“An organization founded to ensure that investment firms conduct themselves ethically counts a charity funded by a close associate of fraudster Bernie Madoff as one of its largest donors, tax filings show. … The Freedom Together Foundation, which is funded...
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March 9, 2026 | PESP Watch
The Point Mar. 9, 2026 Highlights: The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) positions itself as an authoritative voice on housing policy, but emails obtained through public records requests tell a different story. When asked to weigh in on Washington State...
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February 18, 2026 | PESP Watch
The Point February 18, 2026 Highlights Millions From Liberal Foundations PESP presents itself as a truly independent and data-focused watchdog, but its donor base clearly expects something different. From 2019-2025, PESP received major support from the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund,...
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