Heartland's Center on Finance Insurance and Real Estate (C-FIRE) focuses on free-market, pro-consumer regulation of financial markets. We favor policies that empower individuals, replace centralized government authority, and pare regulations. Our efforts have involved fighting price controls, arguing against government takeovers of private markets, and abolishing subsidies for companies.
We focus on a limited subset of issues where we feel we can make a meaningful difference. When confronted with an issue, we always strive to respond as quickly as possible; we want to be in every news cycle. In carrying out our work, we make special efforts to partner with anyone and everyone who shares at least some of our views.
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Detroit Offers Creditors Pennies on the Dollar
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‘Beach House Bailout’ Would Benefit Hedge Funds, Russian Oligarchs
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Consumer Financial Board Probing Bank Overdraft Practices
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TARP-Related Program Lets People Stay Three Years Mortgage-Free
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Europe Shows Government Spending Fails to Stimulate Hiring
– June 6, 2013
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The Magic, Fairy Dust Naivete That Is Progressive Economics
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Gold Prices, Monetary Policies, and Outlook
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Resentencing Skilling: Reading Between The Lines
– April 12, 2013 -
Central Banks Buy Gold, Print Money
– March 18, 2013 -
Heartland Institute Experts React to State of the Union Address
– February 13, 2013
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Research & Commentary: Ending “Too Big to Fail”
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Research & Commentary: National Infrastructure Bank
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Research & Commentary: Early Effects of Dodd-Frank
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Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Reform
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Research & Commentary: Illinois Minimum Wage Reform
– February 25, 2013
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Heartland Institute Experts React to Sen. Bill Nelson’s ‘Homeowners’ Defense Act’ Plans
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Heartland Institute Experts React to State of the Union Address
– Education, – Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, – Environment, – Budgets and Taxes, – Health Care– February 13, 2013 -
Heartland Institute Experts React to House Vote on Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill, National Flood Insurance Program
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Heartland Institute Economic Experts React to October Jobs Report
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Heartland Institute Responds to Fed Plan to Buy Mortgages in Effort to Lower Rates
– September 13, 2012
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FIRE Policy News
FIRE Policy News is one of The Heartland Institute's six monthly public policy newspapers sent digitally or by mail to subscribers and every national and state elected official in the U.S. Click on the image below to find the current issue and browse the publication's archives.
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2013 Farm Bill Full of Wasteful Subsidies
June 18, 2013, 11:43 AM -
Heartland Daily Podcast: Nothdurft and Glans Talk Wireless Tax
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The Magic, Fairy Dust Naivete That Is Progressive Economics
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Crop Insurance Expanded in Senate Farm Bill
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Heartland Daily Podcast: Michael Ramlet on Obamacare Polling
June 17, 2013, 3:56 PM
In The News
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Why the US recovery is so weak — in 2 slides | AEIdeas
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Thoughts on the Too-Easy Use of the Word “Greed”
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Review & Outlook: Your Next IRS Political Audit - WSJ.com
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Kenneth Scott and John Taylor: How to Let Too-Big-To-Fail Banks Fail - WSJ.com
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IRS Abuse Of Conservatives Is Either Corruption Or Incompetence - Investors.com
May 24, 2013, 12:56 AM
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