Cost of Living Crisis Will Continue With the Fed Asleep at the Wheel and the Effective Shutdown of Enforcers Like the CFPB
February 12, 2025 — Following new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data indicating that inflation is reaccelerating across the country, rising at a rate 0.5% in January and 3% over the past 12 months, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Long-Overdue Merger Filing Reforms Taking Effect
February 7, 2025 — Today at 5 pm EST, merging firms must submit a new filing form to antitrust agencies. In October, the FTC and Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division finalized a new rule for the Hart Scott Rodino form — a key pre-merger filing document that has not been updated since 1978 — to modernize and streamline the merger review process. The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Bessent’s Block of CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule Will Trap 15 Million Americans Under Unfair Credit Penalties
February 4, 2025 — In response to news that Senators Josh Hawley and Bernie Sanders have introduced a bipartisan bill to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent—fulfilling a campaign pledge made by President Trump—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Lina Khan’s Transformative Leadership Revitalized the FTC and Set a New Standard for Antitrust Enforcement
January 31, 2025 — As Lina Khan’s historic term at the Federal Trade Commission concludes today, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement congratulating her on the unprecedented accomplishments the agency secured under her leadership.
Economic Liberties Launches 2025 “End Rental Price-Fixing” Campaign
January 31, 2025 — Amid growing awareness that third-party rent-setting algorithms are a serious driver of the housing affordability crisis, the American Economic Liberties Project officially announced the launch of its “End Rental Price-Fixing” campaign–which supported more than five state and municipal legislative efforts to ban rental price-fixing in 2024, including enacted bans in Philadelphia and San Francisco.