Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data was from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight types of family structures, five specific debts, and two debt burden indicators...

Purpose: The purpose of this literature review paper is to define consumer finance, describe the scope of consumer finance and discuss its future research directions. Design/methodology/approach: In this paper, consumer finance is used as a synonym of household finance. Consumers refer to...