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Payday Loan Business Start-Up

Author : Ben Henry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Payday Loan Business Start-Up written by Ben Henry and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking to start a recession-proof business that will last through even hard economic times? A payday loan broker cash advance business is the solution. My book, Payday Loan Business Start-Up, I will show you how to start a payday loan business from scratch. Small, short-term money lending provides a service that people desperately need to make ends meet or pay an unexpected expense. A payday loan business is easy to start. I will take you through the process of beginning a payday cash advance loan business from start-up to the daily running. I'll show you how to hire great employees, how to determine your profit, and how to write an ironclad business plan. You'll be up and running in no time! A payday loan business is a durable business venture. I got my first taste of personal money lending with my entrepreneurial father. He owned a pawnshop before he started a payday loan business. I have been an integral part of his companies for years before myself owning three successful payday loans businesses. I am now a consultant and teacher to other budding business owners in my area. I have never had an issue starting, running, or growing a personal money lending/payday cash advance loan business in the past two decades. That's how durable this business is! Research and read all you can about the payday loans industry. This book offers a guide and secrets on how to start your payday loan business and turn your capital into a lucrative venture. To make the most of this book, read carefully through every page while taking short notes for later reference. I would also encourage you to continue your research and read everything that you possibly can get your hands on about this business. Knowledge is power, especially when you're entering into a brand new business venture. My Book will Teach You Specifically How to Start a Payday Loan Business. Other books on this subject do not seem to give enough information on the loan broker industry. My book will teach you to start, run, and grow your business from idea to launch. You learn about the following topics: Definitions of industry terms The history of payday loans How payday loans work How to get a payday loan as a customer The application process Risks associated with a payday loan business and how to avoid them Skills needed to start a payday loans business Establishing a payday loans business Picking a business structure Setting up a limited liability company (LLC) Decide on your brand strategy How to register your business name How to collect different types of customer data How to conduct a feasibility study How to find your target market Understand the competition Determining income potential Understanding financial terms with payday loans A specific list of start-up costs Finding start-up funds Researching the right commercial locations How to create a business plan How to create a marketing plan How to conduct market analysis Different marketing strategies Understanding legal regulations on the federal and state level What to look for when hiring a lawyer and how to save on legal bills Hiring employees All about marketing and advertising Understanding the payday loan process from the lender's point of view If you want to get ahead with starting your new payday loan business, I suggest that you don't hesitate to click that "Buy Now" button and add this title to your cart today. Don't waste another second thinking about this - take action for your future!

How to Build a Payday Loans Business

Author : T. K. Johnson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781518862755
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book How to Build a Payday Loans Business written by T. K. Johnson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In clear, easy-to-grasp language, the author covers many of the topics that you will need to know in order to launch and run a successful business venture.

The Unbanking of America

Author : Lisa Servon
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544611187
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Unbanking of America written by Lisa Servon and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Americans are fleeing our broken banking system: “Startling and absorbing…Required reading for fans of muckraking authors like Barbara Ehrenreich.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) What do an undocumented immigrant in the South Bronx, a high-net-worth entrepreneur, and a twentysomething graduate student have in common? All three are victims of our dysfunctional mainstream bank and credit system. Nearly half of all Americans live from paycheck to paycheck, and income volatility has doubled over the past thirty years. Banks, with their high monthly fees and overdraft charges, are gouging their lower- and middle-income customers while serving only the wealthiest Americans. Lisa Servon delivers a stunning indictment of America’s banks, together with eye-opening dispatches from inside a range of banking alternatives that have sprung up to fill the void. She works as a teller at RiteCheck, a check-cashing business in the South Bronx, and as a payday lender in Oakland. She looks closely at the workings of a tanda, an informal lending club. And she delivers engaging, hopeful portraits of the entrepreneurs reacting to the unbanking of America by designing systems to creatively serve those outside the one percent. “Valuable evidence on the fragility of the personal economies of most Americans these days.”—Kirkus Reviews “An intelligent plea for financial justice…[An] excellent book.”—The Christian Science Monitor

The Payday Loans Small Business Book That Will Make You Money Right Now

Author : Daniel O'Neill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981665501
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Payday Loans Small Business Book That Will Make You Money Right Now written by Daniel O'Neill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better Than Marcus Lemonis? Finally, A formula that will 10x your business in less than a month flat - without any previous online skills - Guaranteed. Fellow Business Owner, Imagine, your business triples it's sales. How everyone will wonder how you did it and imagine how many options will instantly open up for you... Hi, My name is Daniel and for years I struggled with my business. I was so frustrated I almost gave up. Then I discovered the "Sales Funnel" formula and suddenly, everything I did online just worked. Allow me to present yout with the secrets shared only at the exclusive conferences and masterminds that you would otherwise have to spend thousands of dollars to attend. The Exact methods that businesses use at this moment that allow them to steal customers directly from under your nose. small business, entreprenuer, startup, hiring, interviewing, resume, cover letter, incorporating, llc, bootstrapping, funding, company, culture, money, marketing, sales, public relations, advertising, small businesses, self-employed individuals, employers, professionals, independent contractors, home businesses, Internet businesses, management, leadership, business books.

Credit Markets for the Poor

Author : Patrick Bolton
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610440757
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Credit Markets for the Poor written by Patrick Bolton and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access to credit is an important means of providing people with the opportunity to make a better life for themselves. Loans are essential for most people who want to purchase a home, start a business, pay for college, or weather a spell of unemployment. Yet many people in poor and minority communities—regardless of their creditworthiness—find credit hard to come by, making the climb out of poverty extremely difficult. How dire are the lending markets in these communities and what can be done to improve access to credit for disadvantaged groups? In Credit Markets for the Poor, editors Patrick Bolton and Howard Rosenthal and an expert team of economists, political scientists, and legal and business scholars tackle these questions with shrewd analysis and a wealth of empirical data. Credit Markets for the Poor opens by examining what credit options are available to poor households. Economist John Caskey profiles how weak credit options force many working families into a disastrous cycle of short-term, high interest loans in order to sustain themselves between paychecks. Löic Sadoulet explores the reasons that community lending organizations, which have been so successful in developing countries, have failed in more advanced economies. He argues the obstacles that have inhibited community lending groups in industrialized countries—such as a lack of institutional credibility and the high cost of establishing lending networks—can be overcome if banks facilitate the community lending process and establish a system of repayment insurance. Credit Markets for the Poor also examines how legal institutions affect the ability of the poor to borrow. Daniela Fabbri and Mario Padula argue that well-meaning provisions making it more difficult for lenders to collect on defaulted loans are actually doing a disservice to the poor in credit markets. They find that in areas with lax legal enforcement of debt agreements, credit markets for the poor are underdeveloped because lenders are unwilling to take risks on issuing credit or will do so only at exorbitant interest rates. Timothy Bates looks at programs that facilitate small-business development and finds that they have done little to reduce poverty. He argues that subsidized business creation programs may lure inexperienced households into entrepreneurship in areas where little profitable investment is possible, hence setting them up for failure. With clarity and insightful analysis, Credit Markets for the Poor demonstrates how weak credit markets are impeding the social and economic mobility of the needy. By detailing the many disadvantages that impoverished people face when seeking to borrow, this important new volume highlights a significant national problem and offers solutions for the future.

Borrowing While Poor

Author : Brendan D. Dooley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781529735222
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Borrowing While Poor written by Brendan D. Dooley and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of chronically poor Americans live on the financial precipice--one dental bill, car repair expense, or abbreviated shift at the plant--away from bankruptcy. A substantive portion of these cases represent minimal credit risks because they merely need an additional sum to keep them afloat until their next paycheck arrives. What is to be done? Payday loans have cropped up across the United States to provide that access, but for a price. Many view the business practice as predatory and have sought ways to regulate the growing industry. Politicians assign the duty of regulating to agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because many voters have come to expect that there is a primary duty of government to protect the consumers. Industry insiders press back against the narrative, arguing they provide a much-needed service to a population that traditional banking has ignored. They say the interest rates they earn are not a result of predatory practices but a product of servicing high loans with notably higher default rates and having to absorb much greater operating costs than do typical banks. The case study asks students to consider the advantages and limitations of two potential approaches to resolving the debate. The first outlines various efforts on the part of government to ban payday lending, or to establish rules that amount to a ban on the business through less direct means, such as limiting their profit margin. The second set of alternatives involve a potential middle path. Three alternatives are outlined, which involve establishing a means to access banking through the U.S. Postal Service, imposing modest regulations on the loan payback period, or working within the existing banking structure.

How to Grow Your Payday Loans Business Super Fast

Author : Daniel O'Neill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781541163287
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book How to Grow Your Payday Loans Business Super Fast written by Daniel O'Neill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-18 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the lessons that can help explode your business growth! In clear, easy-to-grasp language, the author covers many of the topics that you will need to know to increase your profits and transform your business venture.

How the Other Half Banks

Author : Mehrsa Baradaran
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674495446
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book How the Other Half Banks written by Mehrsa Baradaran and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has two separate banking systems today—one serving the well-to-do and another exploiting everyone else. How the Other Half Banks contributes to the growing conversation on American inequality by highlighting one of its prime causes: unequal credit. Mehrsa Baradaran examines how a significant portion of the population, deserted by banks, is forced to wander through a Wild West of payday lenders and check-cashing services to cover emergency expenses and pay for necessities—all thanks to deregulation that began in the 1970s and continues decades later. “Baradaran argues persuasively that the banking industry, fattened on public subsidies (including too-big-to-fail bailouts), owes low-income families a better deal...How the Other Half Banks is well researched and clearly written...The bankers who fully understand the system are heavily invested in it. Books like this are written for the rest of us.” —Nancy Folbre, New York Times Book Review “How the Other Half Banks tells an important story, one in which we have allowed the profit motives of banks to trump the public interest.” —Lisa J. Servon, American Prospect

The Cost of Payday Loans

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Cost of Payday Loans written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Build Wealth Like a Boss

Author : Zac M. Cruz
Publisher : Zac M. Cruz
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Build Wealth Like a Boss written by Zac M. Cruz and published by Zac M. Cruz. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you okay with not knowing what your financial life will look like in 10 years or more? Are you worried about never being able to retire? Would you like to create new passive income streams that make money while you sleep? If so, then keep reading.. Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant. --P.T. Barnum The reality is that most of the stress and discomfort that people experience every day is largely caused by money woes. It is estimated that in most western countries, up to 80% of people are tied up to some kind of debt. Most people have next to nothing in savings and have no clue about how to start taking control of their finances. Most people believe that you are either good at managing your money or you aren't, and take this for granted. However, this couldn't be much further from the truth. In this book, you'll discover: -How to get out of all the debt you've accumulated in record time. -How to effortlessly identify which type of spending is causing you the most damage. -An stress-free way to begin investing and multiplying you money without spending much time or mental energy. -How to manage your money like a pro, even if you find numbers scary. -How to create a safety net around you that will act as a powerful defense against unexpected financial troubles. -And much more... Learning how to create powerful new habits that will support your financial goals can be easy if you have the right road map. It's not rocket science and you'll wonder why you didn't start sooner. It can also have lots of positive benefits that will spill over into multiple areas of your life. As with anything money-related, time is your best ally. Start making smart decisions and begin to multiply your money today by scrolling up and clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page

Payday Lending

Author : John P. Caskey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Payday Lending written by John P. Caskey and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Payday lending is controversial. In the states that allow it, payday lenders make cash loans that are typically for $500 or less that the borrower must repay or renew on his or her next payday. The finance charge for the loan is usually 15 to 20 percent of the amount advanced, so for a typical two-week loan the annual percentage interest rate is about 400 percent. In this article, the author briefly describes the payday lending business and explains why it presents challenging public policy issues. The heart of this article, however, surveys recent research that attempts to answer what the author calls the "big question," one that is fundamental to the public policy dispute: Do payday lenders, on net, exacerbate or relieve customers' financial difficulties?

Payday Lending Abuses and Predatory Practices

Author : Susanna Montezemolo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Payday Lending Abuses and Predatory Practices written by Susanna Montezemolo and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of payday lending and its impact on U.S. households.Payday loans -- high-cost, quick-fix loans that trap borrowers in debt by design -- cost cash-strapped American families $3.4 billion in fees every year. Of that number, more than two-thirds -- $2.6 billion -- is a direct result of churning borrowers into loan after unaffordable loan. This churning dramatically increases payday lending fees without providing borrowers with access to new credit.Payday loans have multiple features that make them dangerous for borrowers: a lack of underwriting for affordability; annual percentage rates (APR) averaging 300%; a quick repayment period of their next payday, at which time the loan is due in full; and collateral provided by personal check, which gives lenders direct access to borrower bank accounts. Further, payday loans are simply unaffordable: A typical payday borrower making $35,000 annually does not have enough income to repay their loan and cover other monthly expenses, and subsequently is caught in the payday lending debt trap for months at a time.Twenty-two states, including the District of Columbia, have significantly curbed this debt trap for their residents, either by eliminating predatory payday lending altogether, or by limiting the number of loans a borrower may take out in a year. CRL's latest findings -- including that 85% of payday loans go to borrowers with seven or more loans per year -- underscore long-term, repeat borrowing as the core of the payday lending business model. The time to stop debt-trap lending is now, and the report concludes with recommendations for ways state and federal policy makers can do so.

The New Rules of Lead Generation

Author : David Scott
Publisher : AMACOM
ISBN 13 : 081443262X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book The New Rules of Lead Generation written by David Scott and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2013-03-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From amidst the clutter of lead generation tactics, this strategic guide teaches marketers how to make the many available lead generation tactics work together to produce the maximum number of quality leads. Marketing expert David T. Scott identifies the seven most successful tactics--including email, direct mail, and search engine marketing; banner and social media advertising; cold calling; and trade shows--and reveals: when to use which tactics, how to use them cost-effectively, how each tactic has changed in recent years, and how lead generation tactics will continue to evolve in the future. Most importantly, he shares how marketers can achieve the best results--actionable leads for their products and services--and help their companies succeed. Featuring valuable tools for tracking costs and measuring results and indispensable advice that’s been thus-far absent from this emerging and in-demand field, The New Rules of Lead Generation takes a critical look at the most popular lead-generation strategies and shows marketers everywhere how to test new approaches on a limited budget, how to combine multiple tactics for a more powerful, integrated campaign, and how to capture the leads they need.

The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition

Author : Dave Ramsey
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1595555285
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition written by Dave Ramsey and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to build a budget that actually works for you? Are you ready to transform your relationship with money? This New York Times bestseller has already helped millions of people just like you learn how to develop everyday money-saving habits with the help of America's favorite personal finance expert, Dave Ramsey. By now, you've already heard all of the nutty get-rich-quick schemes and the fiscal diet fads that leave you with a lot of quirky ideas but not a penny in your pocket. If you're tired of the lies and sick of the false promises, Dave is here to provide practical, long-term help. The Total Money Makeover is the simplest, most straightforward game plan for completely changing your finances. And, best of all, these principles are based on results, not pie-in-the-sky fantasies. This is the financial reset you've been looking for. The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition will give you the tools and the encouragement you need to: Design a sure-fire plan for paying off all debt--from your cars to your home and everything in between using the debt snowball method Break bad habits and make lasting changes when it comes to your relationship with money Recognize the 10 most dangerous money myths Secure a healthy nest egg for emergencies and set yourself up for retirement Become financially healthy for life Live like no one else, so later you can LIVE (and GIVE) like no one else! This edition of The Total Money Makeover includes new, expanded "Dave Rants" that tackle marriage conflict, college debt, and so much more. The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition also includes brand new back-of-the-book resources to help you make The Total Money Makeover your new reality.

Fringe Banking

Author : John P. Caskey
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610441133
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Fringe Banking written by John P. Caskey and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1994-08-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cogently argued, fills an important gap in the literature, and is accessible to undergraduates." —Choice "Dismantles the mythology surrounding pawnshops and check-cashing outlets, and demonstrates that they are no longer on the fringe of our financial system but integral to it."—San Francisco Bay Guardian In today's world of electronic cash transfers, automated teller machines, and credit cards, the image of the musty, junk-laden pawnshop seems a relic of the past. But it is not. The 1980s witnessed a tremendous boom in pawnbroking. There are now more pawnshops thanever before in U.S. history, and they are found not only in large cities but in towns and suburbs throughout the nation. As John Caskey demonstrates in Fringe Banking, the increased public patronage of both pawnshops and commercial check-cashing outlets signals the growing number of American households now living on a cash-only basis, with no connection to any mainstream credit facilities or banking services. Fringe Banking is the first comprehensive study of pawnshops and check-cashing outlets, profiling their operations, customers, and recent growth from family-owned shops to such successful outlet chains as Cash American and ACE America's Cash Express. It explains why, despite interest rates and fees substantially higher than those of banks, their use has so dramatically increased. According to Caskey, declining family earnings, changing family structures, a growing immigrant population, and lack of household budgeting skills has greatly reduced the demand for bank deposit services among millions of Americans. In addition, banks responded to 1980s regulatory changes by increasing fees on deposit accounts with small balances and closing branches in many poor urban areas. These factors combined to leave many low- and moderate-income families without access to checking privileges, credit services, and bank loans. Pawnshops and check-cashing outlets provide such families with essential financial services thay cannot obtain elsewhere. Caskey notes that fringe banks, particularly check-cashing outlets, are also utilized by families who could participate in the formal banking system, but are willing to pay more for convenience and quick access to cash. Caskey argues that, contrary to their historical reputation as predators milking the poor and desperate, pawnshops and check-cashing outlets play a key financial role for disadvantaged groups. Citing the inconsistent and often unenforced state laws currently governing the industry, Fringe Banking challenges policy makers to design regulations that will allow fringe banks to remain profitable without exploiting the customers who depend on them.

Banking the Poor

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Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821377558
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Banking the Poor written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banking the Poor explores level and determinants of financial access in 54 countries, mostly in Africa. It collects information from two sources: central banks and leading commercial banks in each surveyed country. It explores associations between countries' banking policies and practices and their levels of financial access, measured in terms of the numbers of bank account per thousand adults. It builds on the previous work measuring financial access through information from regulators, from banks, and also from users' perspectives in household surveys.

Building Financial Resilience

Author : Jerry Buckland
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319724193
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Building Financial Resilience written by Jerry Buckland and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how credit and finance schemes affect the financial lives of vulnerable people around the world. These schemes include payday lending, matched savings, and financial literacy in the Global North, and micro-credit and mobile banking in the Global South. Buckland sets these schemes within the context of financialization and seeks to identify strengths, weaknesses, and ways to enhance the well-being of vulnerable people. This book’s coverage of a wide range of financial products and geographic regions makes for a unique and innovative perspective on this topic. It presents a balanced critique of credit and finance schemes under the assumption that reform is the most practical means to improve human well-being.