City of Debtors : A Century of Fringe Finance / Anne Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Credit control--New York (State)--New York--History.

Credit control.

Credit control--Law and legislation--New York (State)--New York--History.

Predatory lending--New York (State)--New York--History.

Predatory lending.

Predatory lending--Law and legislation--New York (State)--New York--History.

Usury laws--New York (State)--New York.

Usury laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Since the 1890s, people on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder in the U.S. have paid the highest price for credit. Anne Fleming tells how each generation has tackled the problem of fringe finance and its regulation. Her detailed work contributes to the broader, ongoing debate about the meaning of justice within capitalistic societies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Lending in the Shadow of the Law

2. From Loan Sharks to Licensed Lenders

3. New Threats to an Old Deal

4. Bringing Sales Finance under Law

5. The Problem of the Food Freezer Plan

6. Due Process in Debt Collection

7. Financial Federalism

Conclusion

Appendix: Annotated Timeline of Major Legislation and Rules

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780674982055

0674982053

9780674982048

0674982045

OCLC:

1035158306