Matthew Adams is the senior government affairs and coalitions manager and the internship coordinator at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. In this role, he develops CEI’s relationship with Congress, the White House, federal agencies, and allies.
In addition to his work as the government affairs and coalitions manager, Matthew is also the internship coordinator for the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Matthew was previously a policy analyst at CEI, where he focused on financial services policy. Prior to joining CEI, he worked at the American Action Forum, Americans for Tax Reform, and in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Matthew received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from American University in Washington, DC. At American, he was active in both College Republicans and Young Americans for Liberty.
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News
House Oversight and Accountability Committee unanimously advances regulatory reform legislation
Earlier today, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee advanced 41 to 0 the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act from Rep. James Comer (R-KY).
Report: APR Calculation Misleading as Applied to Short-Term Loan Costs
A new Competitive Enterprise Institute report criticizes efforts by lawmakers and activists to impose a cap on small-dollar, short-term loans based on a hypothetical…
Senate Defeats Effort to Undo Reforms to 1977 Community Reinvestment Act
Senate Democrats tried unsuccessfully tonight to undo recent reforms made to the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. CEI financial policy expert Matthew Adams explains why the…
Blog
House hearing warns of Biden’s admin’s ‘death by a thousand regulations’
- By: Matthew Adams
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing last week titled “Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden Administration’s Campaign to Bury America…
Senate Commerce hearing shows why some junk fees aren’t garbage
In his State of the Union address this February, President Biden reiterated his intent to crack down on so-called junk fees. Biden discussed…
Regulatory reform in the 118th Congress: Regulatory Accountability Act
- By: Matthew Adams
In 2003, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Circular A-4. A-4 is little-known but crucial oversight measure for new regulations. It gives…
Op-Eds/Articles
The Washington Times
CFPB Retools Payday Loan Rules to Help Desperate Americans Access an Important Source of Credit
- By: Matthew Adams
Despite phased reopenings across the country, the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, keeping unemployment too high and straining personal finances.
NewsMax
CFPB Litigation Won’t Help Student Borrowers
The efforts of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger have gone a long way in reversing egregious Obama-era actions that plagued the agency,…
The Washington Times
Congress Can Fix Legal Marijuana Business Banking Problem
- By: Matthew Adams
Violent and property crime rates have decreased over the past 25 years, so it’s telling that instances of robbery or burglary against one sort of…
Studies
The Annual Percentage Rate Is the Wrong Metric for Assessing the Cost of a Short-Term Loan
Think calculating the cost of a loan is simple? Not under the longtime rules of the federal government and many states. Consider the following recent…
Citations
ACA International
From the Web: How the HEROES Act Constrains Debt Collection to the Detriment of Consumers
- By: Matthew Adams
ACA International cites Policy Analyst Matthew Adams on the HEROES Act: In a blog post for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Policy Analyst Matthew…