In this paper, we examine high-cost methods of borrowing in the United States, such as payday loans, pawn shops, auto title loans, refund anticipation loans, and rent-to-own shops, and offer a portrait of borrowers who use these methods. Considering a representative sample of more than 26,000...

In this paper, we examine high-cost methods of borrowing in the United States, such as payday loans, pawn shops, auto title loans, refund anticipation loans, and rent-to-own shops, and offer a portrait of borrowers who use these methods. Considering a representative sample of more than 26,000...

In this paper, we examine high-cost methods of borrowing in the United States, such as payday loans, pawn shops, auto title loans, refund anticipation loans, and rent-to-own shops, and offer a portrait of borrowers who use these methods. Considering a representative sample of more than 26,000...

Maria Schneider-Reißig untersucht das Wissen und die Fähigkeiten von Verbrauchern im Umgang mit Krediten. Dies wird unter dem Begriff Debt Literacy subsumiert. Die Autorin erstellt ein Konzept für Debt Literacy, das auf Ergebnissen von Expertenbefragungen basiert. Mit einer Kreditwissensnorm...