Daniel Press was a policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on financial regulation, international development and trade.
Press has had his work published in Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily and the Australian Spectator, amongst others. He is also a regular contributor to CEI’s OpenMarket blog.
Originally from Perth, Australia, Press received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from the University of Western Australia.
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News
CFPB Starts Rollback of Flawed Payday Loan Rule
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced plans to roll back its controversial Obama-era rule against payday lending. CEI financial policy expert Daniel Press welcomed…
Senate Should Confirm Trump Nominee for Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: CEI Statements
This week, the United States Senate is expected to vote on President Trump’s nominee to head the powerful Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. CEI financial…
Ten Year Anniversary of Financial Crisis and Nothing Has Improved
It’s been 10 years since investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy as of September 15, marking the epicenter of the infamous 2008 financial crisis.
Blog
Australia Needs an Administrative Procedure Act
- By: Daniel Press
In the United States, there is an intellectual movement going on the likes of which have not been seen in nearly a century. The administrative…
Commonsense New Debt Collection Rule from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- By: Daniel Press
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed in 1977, over forty years ago, at a time when telecommunication technology was in its infancy…
Overhaul Internal Operations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- By: Daniel Press
One of the most important, yet least visible, changes a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director could make is to reform the internal operations of…
Op-Eds/Articles
The Hill
Federal Reserve defies White House and Congress on Banking Regulation
President Trump and the Federal Reserve continue to clash over interest rates, but another simmering dispute concerns the regulatory burden the Federal Reserve and other…
Fox Business
Payday Loan Regulations Rollback is Win for Business, Consumers
- By: Daniel Press
Chalk up another win for President Trump’s deregulatory agenda - the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week announced a plan to reconsider an Obama-era regulation…
Fox Business
Payday loan regulations rollback is win for business, consumers
- By: Daniel Press
Chalk up another win for President Trump’s deregulatory agenda – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week announced a plan to reconsider an Obama-era regulation…
Studies
The CFPB and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- By: Daniel Press
View Full Document as PDF Freedom, equality, and justice are all bedrock principles of the American experiment. Yet it is no secret…
How the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Hurts the Working Poor
- By: Daniel Press
View Full Document as PDF Ariane is a 22-year-old single mother from Oakland, California. Working a low-wage job, she gets by paycheck…
The Case against the Volcker Rule
View Full Document as PDF The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has severely restricted business and consumer access…
Citations
The Heartland Institute
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Considers Repealing Payday Loan Rule
- By: Daniel Press
The Heartland Institute cites former Policy Analyst Daniel Press on CFPB regulations. The costs the payday loan rule imposes on consumers and the…
Inside Sources
The Trump Administration Just Relaxed Payday Lending Rules. Is That Good or Bad for Borrowers?
- By: Daniel Press
Inside Sources cited Policy Analyst Daniel Press on the CFPB and payday loans: When drafting the original payday lending rule, the CFPB believed…
The Washington Post
CFPB Wants to Weaken Rules for Payday Loans
- By: Daniel Press
The Washington Post cited Policy Analyst Daniel Press on payday loans and the CFPB: “The newly proposed payday loan rule is…
Regulatory Comments
CEI Comments on CFPB Payday Loan Rule
- By: Daniel Press
View Full Document as PDF Introduction On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI”), I am pleased to provide the following comment…
CEI Comments to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Policy on No-Action Letters and Product Sandbox
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (“CEI"), we are pleased to provide the following comment letter on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (“Bureau,”…
CEI Comments on the CFPB’s Request for Information Regarding Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities
- By: Daniel Press
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), we are pleased to provide the following comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (Bureau or…