Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the government has paid a subsidy to banks and loan companies to make loans to students at a congressionally mandated interest rate.
More broadly, Lessig argued that it is crucial to strike a balance between private intellectual property and the public's constitutionally mandated interest in a rich public domain — a domain more vital than ever in the new digital environment.
Plus, her mortgage agreement mandated higher interest charges during construction, and a six-month deadline for completion.
Alan S. Blinder, a former Fed vice chairman, notes that strict adherence to the Taylor Rule during the recent crisis would have mandated an interest rate of negative 5 percent.
Congress should pass a law mandating an interest rate on those debts equivalent to what banks charge consumers on credit card accounts, including a provision that increases the rate to the card maximum after a certain trigger.
NAP-NCD recognizes the scope of partnerships in public health activities and outlines a scope of interventions that are built on shared responsibility, allowing for agencies to participate according to their own missions, mandates, interests and resources.
The interests, mandate and resources of the development team probably guided the type and extent of interventions addressed.
Now that credit card issuers have essentially got what they wanted from Congress, it should also mandate that the outrageous interest charged to consumers for loans on credit cards be reduced substantially to reflect the rates charged for other consumer loans.
"While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors he is a moral coward, so weak that he seldom if ever says 'no' to anything, no matter what the public interest might mandate," Mr. Gore said to a standing ovation.
Conflict of interest rules mandate that Cabinet officials divest from holdings that would conflict with their official duties on behalf of the American people.
