CFPB Debuts an Expanded Consumer Complaint Database
To increase transparency, Bureau releases 90,000 consumer financial complaints
Substance or Politics: What Dictates Obama’s Regulatory Agenda?
Both critics and defenders overstate true role of cost-benefit analysis in rulemaking
Which Federal Agency Can Police Futures Markets?
Federal appeals court holds that CFTC has exclusive regulatory authority over energy futures markets.
CFPB Reports to Congress on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
The agency will focus on promoting fairness for both consumers and law-abiding debt collectors.
Proposed Rule Imposes Spending Ratio on Insurers in Medicare Contracts
Rule would establish minimum health care spending requirements for some Medicare plans.
What are Regulation’s Effects on Employment?
New Wharton Public Policy Initiative issue brief by Professor Coglianese reviews the evidence.
Happy Birthday, The Regulatory Review!
RegBlog celebrates two years of regulatory news, analysis, and opinion.
Updating OSHA Inspection Policies
Using predictive targeting could better identify firms with the biggest risks to workers.
Do Federal Regulations Impede Economic Growth?
Study finds increasing federal regulation does not impede GDP or job growth.
NYC “Soda Ban” Overturned: An Analysis of the Opinion
Judge finds that the rule’s loopholes make it arbitrary and capricious.
Protecting Children from Bioterrorism and Biomedical Research
Bioethics Commission weighs in on ethical ways to test anthrax vaccines on children.
