This book provides a comprehensive outlook on the state and role of consumer credits in the European economy and households. It underlines the role of consumerism and digitalisation, in the framework of legislation. It covers two major turns in consumer credit evolution: the 2008 crisis and...

Intro -- Risk Management and Financial Institutions -- Contents in Brief -- Contents -- Business Snapshots -- Preface -- New Material -- Slides -- Questions and Problems -- Instructor Material -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Risk vs. Return for Investors -- 1.1.1 Quantifying Risk --...

The financial system -- An overview of financial markets and institutions -- The federal reserve and its powers -- The fed and interest rates -- Bond prices and interest rate risk -- The structure of interest rates -- Financial markets -- Money markets -- Bond markets -- Mortgage markets --...