Vera Soliman

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Vera Soliman is a research assistant for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Vera attended the University of Connecticut where she earned a BA in economics.

Publications & Appearances

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

On the Historical Rise and (Recent) Decline in the Number of Banks

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June 18, 2019

In our previous post, we showed that in spite of the decline in the number of banks in the US, most banks are still small. In…

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Recent Decline in the Number of Banks

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June 11, 2019

A variety of banking entities operate in the US, including different charter types such as commercial banks, savings banks and…

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Historical Perspectives on the Number of Banks

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June 6, 2019

In this series, we discuss the historical rise and recent decline in the number of banks operating in the US. The number of…

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments

Response to Request for Information Regarding the Bureau’s Consumer Complaint and Consumer Inquiry Handling Process

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- Brian Knight
- Vera Soliman
July 11, 2018

Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Comment Period Opens: April 17, 2018 Comment Period Closes: July 16, 2018 Submitted: July 11, 2018 Docket No. CFPB-2018-0014

Financial Markets

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Violet Needs a Loan

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November 20, 2017

I’m Ben Klutsey, program manager for the Financial Markets Working Group and the Program on Monetary Policy at the Mercatus…

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Business as Usual at the CFPB Is Not Good for Consumers

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- Hester Peirce
- Vera Soliman
February 23, 2017

It’s no surprise that this unique agency—funded outside the appropriations process and led by a single, fixed-term director…

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Books Books

Reframing Financial Regulation

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- Hester Peirce
- Benjamin Klutsey
- Stephen Matteo Miller
- Arnold Kling
- Kristine Johnson
- Garett Jones
- Vera Soliman
- Thomas W. Miller, Jr.
- J. W. Verret
- Jerry Ellig
- Todd Zywicki
- Thomas L. Hogan
- William J. Luther
- Edward Stringham
December 14, 2016

The financial system is a critical engine that keeps the economy vibrant. Serving consumers faced with unanticipated expenses

Financial Markets

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| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Better Serving Small Business

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- Stephen Matteo Miller
- Vera Soliman
September 26, 2016

Small businesses come in many varieties, ranging from neighborhood kiosks to emerging tech and biomedical innovators. Effective…

| Government Spending Government Spending
| Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

In Washington, 'Austerity' Is a 67% Budget Increase

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- Hester Peirce
- Vera Soliman
February 11, 2015

It is lamentation season for the few financial regulatory agencies that do not have carte-blanche authority to set their own…

| Financial Markets Financial Markets
| Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments

Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Narrative Data

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- Hester Peirce
- Vera Soliman
September 10, 2014

The Bureau initiated its database without due consideration of the problem the Bureau was trying to solve or the costs and benefits of the database. Rather than expanding the database’s potential to cause unintended harm, the Bureau should return to the drawing board.