Pay for Success (PFS) initiatives have received widespread attention in the United States in the past several years. The outcomes-based projects hold great promise,…
UCC08-17: In this paper, I review the trajectory of consumer credit reforms in France and the United Kingdom. Through a period of significant regulatory reform intended…
BABC 04-10: Spending financed by home equity extraction helps smooth household consumption and bolster the economy in economic downturns, but may reduce wealth…
This paper examines trends in prime-market mortgage lending to low- and moderate-income families and to families living in underserved areas, hereafter affordable lending,…