Hidden consumer loans: An analysis of implicit interest rates on bounced checks

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-263

  Fusaro, Marc Anthony ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounced check; Consumer credit; Interest rate; Overdraft; Payday loan

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149171701     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-008-9101-3     Document Type: Article

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