Reverse mortgages have been obtained by nearly one million senior households. In the future, the number of eligible households will grow substantially, about 80 percent are homeowners, and many of them have substantial equity in their home. We study state-level variations in rate of originations...

Reverse mortgages have been obtained by nearly one million senior households. In the future, the number of eligible households will grow substantially, about 80 percent are homeowners, and many of them have substantial equity in their home. We study state-level variations in rate of originations...

This study uses a unique data source on consumer credit card usage to examine the impact of billing disclosure changes mandated by the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act on consumers' debt payment behaviors. Data are from the Ohio State University's Consumer...