"In this updated edition, author Nicola Jentzsch provides an in-depth analysis of the economics and regulation of financial privacy. You get a comparative overview of credit reporting systems in the US and in the 27 member states of the European Union. This is the ""most in-depth study of the...

Introduction : creditworthiness and 'responsible credit' -- Creditworthiness assessment as a macroprudential duty -- Creditworthiness for individuals : methodologies and legal issues -- Creditworthiness assessment and other contractual duties as tools of 'responsible credit' : the case of...