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The Law and Economics of Consumer Finance


Richard M. Hynes


University of Virginia School of Law

Eric A. Posner


University of Chicago - Law School

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 168-207, 2002

Abstract:     
This survey of the law and economics of consumer finance discusses economic models of consumer lending and evaluates the major consumer finance laws in light of them. We focus on usury laws; restrictions on creditor remedies, such as the ban on expansive security interests; bankruptcy law; limitations on third-party defenses, such as the holder-in-due-course doctrine; information disclosure rules, including the Truth in Lending Act; and antidiscrimination law. We also discuss the empirical literature.

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Date posted: February 29, 2008  

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Hynes, Richard M. and Posner, Eric A., The Law and Economics of Consumer Finance. American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 168-207, 2002. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=874199

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Richard M. Hynes (Contact Author)
University of Virginia School of Law ( email )
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Eric A. Posner (Contact Author)
University of Chicago - Law School ( email )
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