Lisa Epstein

Corporate investigations reporter @Capitol_Forum. Tips? Signal at lepstein.18 or click here for email

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DOJ in Settlement Talks with Egg Producers Over Price-Coordination Concerns
https://t.co/BIMoJxRmj4

h/t @KristaKBrown
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Join us tomorrow, June 11, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a conference call with J. Wyatt Fore, Partner at Shinder Cantor Lerner, to discuss his recent article, “Don’t Look Down: Antitrust at the Edge.”

RSVP: https://t.co/3wNevfZYra

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A new issue of The Forum is out now, featuring a proposal to restructure Meta, the shortcomings of utility monopoly reform efforts, and the limits of transparency-focused solutions in the veterinary care market.

👉 Read more and subscribe: https://t.co/G1zhSoMC3Q

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Private Equity and Life Insurers: New Research Finds Growing Exposure to Risky Assets Raises Fees for Asset Managers Without Improving Insurers' Yields; Reporting Practices Obscure Riskiness of Private Credit Assets
https://t.co/ovuesWmqc9

h/t @kimgeiger & @LisaEpst
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Health Care Weekly: HHS OIG Says Royalty Payments to Orthopedic Surgeons May Violate AKS; OpenPayments Analysis; Update from AMA on Inspire V Billing; CMS Freezes Hospice, Home Care Enrollments; CMS Withholds Medicaid Funds from CA; HHS OIG Report Details Vertical Integration in Part D; FDA 483s
https://t.co/15V14Kt946

h/t @AliceTrace67285
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📣 This Friday at 11am ET, investigative journalist @JuliaAngwin joins us to discuss her NYT essay, “Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time.”

We’ll explore Meta’s AI spending, slowing growth, metaverse bets, regulatory pressure, and more.

RSVP: https://t.co/3h1O9hf3Gu

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A new issue of The Forum is out now, featuring analysis on Big Tech antitrust litigation, fraud and accountability in laboratory testing, and competition issues surrounding United Airlines’ expansion at Chicago O’Hare.

👉 Read more and subscribe: https://t.co/042vW6qKM2

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Figure Technologies: Decelerating Figure Connect Performance Propped Up by Co-Sponsored Loan Buyer's Purchases
https://t.co/s4S352JV7B

h/t @kimgeiger & @LisaEpst
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DOJ Launches Criminal Antitrust Probe into Claritev
https://t.co/SygGeuYGfb

h/t @HanqingC, @LisaEpst, @Chris_Kane_, & @saniya_rao
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Equitable Holdings: Reliance on 'Nontraditional' Borrowing Increased as Disclosures Declined and Company Extracted $1.5 Billion Dividend from Arizona-based Life Company; Life Insurers' Private Credit Appetite Fueled Industry's Borrowing from Expanded Investor Base, Fitch Warns
https://t.co/JsGbw0ejO0

h/t @LisaEpst & @kimgeiger
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Figure Technologies: Purchases by Co-Sponsored Loan Buyer Appear to be Driving Growth in Company's Blockchain Marketplace
https://t.co/Y4cTRFC6Cp

h/t @LisaEpst & @kimgeiger
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📣 This week’s Tech Policy Briefing Series conference call features Professor @johnmarknewman (Univ. of Memphis) on “Lawless Antitrust.”

We’ll discuss how antitrust doctrine has diverged from statutory text, and what that means for enforcement and policy.

Join us tomorrow at 11am ET 👇
https://t.co/u0GogO1nEO

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Figure Technologies: Gaps in HELOC Delinquency Data Raise Questions About Figure's Rapid, Blockchain-based Loan Origination System $FIGR
https://t.co/7dLVPfU1hH
h/t @LisaEpst, @kimgeiger, & @vikasxkumarbk

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Figure Technology Solutions: Low Redraw Capacity Raises Questions About Home Equity Credit Product
https://t.co/BtoMsduA3O

h/t @LisaEpst & @kimgeiger
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We’re pleased to announce Makan Delrahim, Chief Legal Officer of Paramount Skydance, as a keynote speaker at The Future of Hollywood on March 12 in Los Angeles.

This is a complimentary event. Registration is required and space is limited.
Secure your spot: https://t.co/rIJpanTNM1

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xBancorp: Consumer Fintech Secured Card Lending Booms While Fee Income Stalls, Raising Questions About Growth Products
https://t.co/dd0S14V1zq

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Figure Technology Solutions: Blockchain-Based Home Equity Credit Product May Circumvent Lending Rules
https://t.co/RboAqHKE1v

h/t @LisaEpst, @kimgeiger & @pdmcleod
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DOJ’s proposed RealPage settlement:

Join us Feb. 18 at 11:00 a.m. ET for a conference call with David O. Fisher (American Antitrust Institute) and Teddy Downey examining gaps, exceptions, and enforcement risks.

RSVP: https://t.co/3wNevfZYra

[Vikas @vikasxkumarbk]

$HIMS Great work by @AliceTrace67285

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Financials Friday: Judge Allows Zillow to Ban Compass's Private Listings; NAR Withdrawal Exposes Hundreds of MLSs to Increased Liability; Xponential Fitness-Related SBA Loan Losses Top $7 Million; Rumble Lawsuit Suggests Sloppy Handling of Studio Transfers; Polymarket Fights Nevada Ban
https://t.co/g8cuvZCVop

h/t @pdmcleod & @kimgeiger
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