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• ANALYSIS: Privatization of Financial Regulation is Not Impossible
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Federal Government Privatization
  Anthony Randazzo and Victor Nava
  April 15, 2013
• Ahead of the Curve Issue No. 14: The Economic Mess of the Recovery Act
  Happy birthday to the stimulus
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 26, 2013
• Reducing Federal Spending is the Only Permanent Fiscal Fix
  The fiscal cliff deal took a step backwards on spending reform
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  January 4, 2013
• Fiscal Cliff Proposals Still Promoting Out of Control Spending
  Whether we go over the cliff or not, Congress isn't anywhere close to spending responsibly
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  December 26, 2012
• It's Time To Shut Down the Federal Housing Administration
  Congress needs to start phasing out the insolvent FHA now, or it is possible taxpayers could be on the hook for yet another massive bailout in 2013
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 7, 2012
• Obama's Biggest Economic Challenge in 2013
  Consumer Debt Creating an Economic Catch-22 in the President's Second Term
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  November 12, 2012
• The Challenge of Private Debt For the Post-Election Economy
  Obama will face slow private debt deleveraging that will hamper economic growth for at least the next few years
  Anthony Randazzo
  November 9, 2012
• Thinking about Foreclosures and the Fauxcovery
  What housing data you should look for in the coming months
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  October 24, 2012
• New BLS Data Add to Bad Labor Market Story
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  October 12, 2012
• Obama and Romney Ignored Housing and Debt
  President Obama and Gov. Romney keep saying they want America to get back to work, and yet they continue to ignore the biggest obstacles to economic recovery: housing market and private debt
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 5, 2012
• Violent Protests Mar Draghi and the ECB's False Narrative
  Protests in Spain and Greece have shattered the narrative set by the ECB
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 28, 2012
• How Quantitative Easing Helps the Rich and Soaks the Rest of Us
  And why the Occupy movement should be up in arms
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 17, 2012
• Presidential Debates Should Include Budget Plan Truth
  The two candidates for president are not that far apart on federal spending
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  September 13, 2012
• Don't Believe the Near-Term Housing Data...
  ...we've not reached a bottom of the market yet
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 1, 2012
• Does the Paul Ryan Choice Ensure a Real Housing Debate?
  Weighing the records of Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan
  Samuel Staley and Anthony Randazzo
  August 17, 2012
• Private Debt Is Crippling the Economy
  There won't be a recovery until credit card and household debt levels come down
  Anthony Randazzo
  August 10, 2012
• High Debt Levels Are Preventing Recovery
  Household aggregate debt remains very high on rising consumer credit levels, and this is a significant problem for economic growth
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 27, 2012
• Americans Resort to Plastic Safety Nets
  Americans are starting to borrow once again, they're doing so at an unexpectedly high level, but it's for all the wrong reasons
  Victor Nava and Anthony Randazzo
  July 20, 2012
• The Fed's Harmful Monetary Policy
  From a long-term perspective, the Federal Reserve is doing more harm than good right now to economic stability
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 18, 2012
• Cities Taking Mortgages with Eminent Domain is a Bad Idea
  Both Robert Shiller and city officials in San Bernardino County should reconsider their support for condemning underwater mortgages
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 6, 2012
• Eminent Domain to "Condemn" Underwater Mortgages: Another Bad Idea
  Exploring the debate over principal reduction
  Anthony Randazzo
  June 29, 2012
• To Help Fix Housing, Disclose Mortgage Addresses
  Mortgage investors should have the same privilege as banks
  Marc Joffe and Anthony Randazzo
  June 24, 2012
• 4 Reasons Why the Housing Market Still Hasn't Recovered
  Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving
  Anthony Randazzo
  June 18, 2012
• Is There An E-Commerce Bubble In Turkey?
  The Turkish government should consider carefully whether it is a wise course of action to continue investing in technology startups.
  Anthony Randazzo
  May 31, 2012
• High Unemployment the New Normal
  The headline unemployment statistics are wrong; unemployment is higher than 8.1 percent and it will be for a while
  Anthony Randazzo
  May 14, 2012
• How to Restore Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities
  Perpetuating government control of housing finance in today’s era of high deficits is unaffordable
  Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe
  May 10, 2012
• How to Reduce the Government's Trillions In Housing Credit Risk
  New ideas for the mortgage reform debate
  Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe
  May 7, 2012
• Tidequistadors In Search of Sound Money
  A laundry soap has developed as much legitimacy as the dollar to serve as currency, what's going on?
  Anthony Randazzo
  April 9, 2012
• The MBS Investor's Case Against the Mortgage Settlement
  It is understandable that MBS investors are upset about this, but do they have a case in court?
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 26, 2012
• No, This Is Not a Housing Recovery
  Anyone who says we are in the midst of a housing recovery is wrong
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 23, 2012
• Financial Crisis Theories Reviewed Series: Peter Wallison Interview, Part 3
  The SEC’s lawsuit, Dodd-Frank, and the economic slump
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 12, 2012
• Financial Crisis Theories Reviewed Series: Peter Wallison Interview, Part 2
  Alternate theories of the crisis
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 7, 2012
• Financial Crisis Theories Reviewed Series: Peter Wallison Interview, Part 1
  Housing policy’s role in the crisis
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 29, 2012
• A Highly Unjust Mortgage Settlement
  Whatever justice may appear to have resulted from banks shelling out a few billion dollars, it should not come at the expense of those mortgage investors or taxpayers who did nothing wrong or the economy at large.
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 27, 2012
• When Greece Defaults
  The second European bailout of Greece agreed to this week is just delaying the inevitable.
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 24, 2012
• A Robo-Signing Deal That Has Almost Nothing to Do with Robo-Signing
  How robo-signing victims got the short end of the stick
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 16, 2012
• Obama's Next Bailout
  Home flippers get a sweetheart deal from the government.
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 6, 2012
• The Fed’s Unstable Housing Reform Foundation
  A critique of the ideas in the housing policy white paper the Federal Reserve should not have written
  Anthony Randazzo
  January 18, 2012
• Chicago Crosses the Line In Trying to Maintain Property Values
  Banks that comply with Chicago's new law may be liable for burglary, trespassing, or similar crimes.
  Anthony Randazzo
  January 6, 2012
• Government Revenue Trends in 2009
  Ahead of the Curve: Do state and local governments really have a revenue problem?
  Anthony Randazzo and Harris Kenny
  December 27, 2011
• Trillion Dollar Bailouts Equal Crony Capitalism
  The Federal Reserve was supposed to be a lender of last resort, not an ATM for Wall Street.
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 12, 2011
• Getting Along With the New Turkey
  Governments all over the world should be seeking to partner with Turkey in reshaping a region long fraught with instability and violence
  Anthony Randazzo and Murat Yulek
  December 2, 2011
• How Government Props Up Big Finance
  The financial industry has grown large on the backs of government handouts, manipulated regulation, and taxpayer bailouts
  Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe
  November 28, 2011
• The Fannie and Freddie Conservatorship Cannot Last Forever
  Time to end the taxpayer guarantee of mortgage investors
  Anthony Randazzo and Christopher Papagianis
  November 14, 2011
• Consumers to Dick Durbin, Walmart: Thanks for the New Banking Fees!
  As banks conjure up ways to make up for their federally imposed losses, the retail industry is sitting silently on the sidelines enjoying an estimated $7 billion in increased revenue from the transaction fee limitations
  James Groth and Anthony Randazzo
  November 10, 2011
• The Impact of Fannie and Freddie's Loan Limits
  How might increasing the conforming loan limit impact the housing market?
  Anthony Randazzo
  November 7, 2011
• Stop Mortgage Investor Bailouts
  An open letter to Occupy Wall Street
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 21, 2011
• The Upper-Class Entitlement
  It’s time to end the mortgage interest deduction.
  Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
  October 18, 2011
• Letter to SEC Regarding Assigned Ratings
  An assigned ratings system is well-intentioned, but is highly vulnerable to unintended consequences
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 14, 2011
• Did Fannie Mae Bail Out Bank of America?
  Fannie Mae agreed to buy the mortgage servicing rights of a portfolio of loans from BofA, but the purchase price is unknown because absolutely no one is talking
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 14, 2011

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