Public Policy

Man vs. Money: CFPB v. CFSA and What it Means for America

On: April 17, 2024

Author: Venus Dhanda, Graphics: Anna Szymoniak The BRB Bottomline: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), established in 2010, has worked to regulate U.S. markets for over a decade, protecting consumers from risky and predatory lending practices. The Community Financial Association (CFSA), fighting for forms of financial regulation, has taken issueContinue Reading

Intellectual Property in a Pandemic: Does Vaccine Access Need to Change?

By: Sean O'Connell

On: July 19, 2021

In: Economics

On October 2, 2020 India and South Africa proposed a temporary waiver on coronavirus vaccine patent rights in a meeting of the World Trade Organization. With over 100 co-signatories (mostly developing countries), the so-called “TRIPS Vaccine Waiver” has raised questions about intellectual property and access ethics during a pandemic.Continue Reading

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