Adam Friedman

A Tennessee lender told legislators its new product, the Flex Loan, would help residents. In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers. www.propublica.org/article/flex...

I've updated our Tennessee million-dollar club in political spending. The $1 million club provides a 15-year look back at who's spending the most money to influence state politics. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/24/c...

How it started vs how it’s going

A Tennessee lender told legislators its new product, the Flex Loan, would help residents. In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers. www.propublica.org/article/flex...

I've updated our Tennessee million-dollar club in political spending. The $1 million club provides a 15-year look back at who's spending the most money to influence state politics. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/24/c...

I've made some updates to our Cash for Clout page, tracking political spending in TN. On our Who's Funding Tennessee Politics page, you can now look up campaign donations, independent spending, and lobbying expenses in 15-year totals and 5-year increments. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/24/c...