An evaluation of lender redlining in the allocation of unsecured consumer credit in the US

Urban Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1243-1254

  Campbell, Randall ^a   Roberts, Brandon ^b   Rogers, Kevin ^a  

^a Mississippi StateUniversity ^*  (United States)

^b Premier Insights Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MODELING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42249088601     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098008089867     Document Type: Article

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