Todd Zywicki

Mar 25, 2025 | laweconcenter.org | Julian Morris |Todd Zywicki |Giuseppe Colangelo |Alba Martinez

Popular Media Last month, over 99% of the stockholders of Capital One and Discover formally approved the merger of the two firms. But rumors recently emerged from unnamed sources in the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the merger might be considered anti-competitive due to the relatively large share of the so-called “sub-prime” credit card market held by the two companies.

Jan 26, 2025 | laweconcenter.org | Todd Zywicki

Research by ICLE Nonresident Scholar Todd Zywicki about Fannie Mae’s pilot project to use artificial intelligence for property title searches was cited in an article in HousingWire. You can read the full piece here. Fannie Mae’s title insurance pilot program could save borrowers up to $2.19 billion. This is according to a study released in January by Legal Economics’ Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis and Todd Zywicki of the George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law.

Aug 16, 2024 | laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout |Eric Fruits |Todd Zywicki |Julian Morris

Regulatory CommentsI. IntroductionIn its request for testimony related to the Sept. 16 and 17, 2024 hearings, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has asked for commentary on “how the industry has grown and intends to grow in the future.”[1] While this line of inquiry reflects the STB’s interest in understanding industry dynamics, it raises questions about the most effective approach to fulfilling the STB’s regulatory role under the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 (“the Act”).

Aug 15, 2024 | americanbanker.com | Todd Zywicki |Julian Morris

The past four years have been heady times for those pursuing a more aggressive antitrust-enforcement regime. Critics of the Biden administration's competition policy have charged that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jonathan Kanter have pursued a reflexive "big is bad" policy that will hurt consumers and the American economy's dynamism and global competitiveness.

Aug 15, 2024 | today.westlaw.com | Todd Zywicki |Julian Morris

The past four years have been heady times for those pursuing a more aggressive antitrust-enforcement regime. Critics of the Biden administration's competition policy have charged that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Assistant U.S....