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The effectiveness of credit-card regulation for vulnerable consumers.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
ISSN
0887-6045
Abstract
The Federal Reserve Board has recently adopted a final rule amending the Truth in Lending Act’s Regulation Z, effective October 1, 2001. The first study investigates how vulnerable consumers (i.e. college students) might respond to the revised credit card disclosure requirements and investigates credit card knowledge of college students. The second and third studies examine external validity issues, that is, whether urban college students are more knowledgeable about credit cards than rural students, and whether adult populations are more knowledgeable than student populations. These latter studies further investigate the relationships among objective knowledge, subjective knowledge and product usage. The results show that consumers in general are not very knowledgeable about credit cards. In order to avoid government regulation of the industry, it is recommended that credit card issuers become involved in educating consumers.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Recommended Citation
Braunsberger, K., Lucas, L. A., & Roach, D. (2004). The effectiveness of credit-card regulation for vulnerable consumers. Journal of Services Marketing, 18(5), 358-370. doi:10.1108/08876040410548285
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Comments
Abstract only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Services Marketing, 18(5), 358-370. doi:10.1108/08876040410548285 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.