Interest Rate Price Controls Push Borrowers Into the Black Markets Do-Gooders Were Trying to Deliver Them From

Call it a statement of the obvious, but prices organize the market economy. As they go up and down, the movements exist as information for producers and providers of what we want more and less of. But...

Price Controls in Illinois Speak to The Limits of the Fed’s Rate Machinations

On March 23, 2021 Illinois legislators imposed an interest rate ceiling of 36 percent on all non-bank and non-credit union loans under $40,000. The stated intent was to reduce the burdensome cost of i...