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Credit, consumers and the law : After the global storm / edited by Paul O'Shea, Karen Fairweather, Ross Grantham. - xxiv, 262 pages ; 26 cm. - Markets and the law .

Includes index. "This book came about as a result of a symposium entitled "Consumer, Credit and the Law" that was held in Brisbane, Australia, in July 2013."--Acknowledgements, page [viii].

Consumer law : paternalism, fragmentation, and centralised enforcement / Paul O'Shea, Karen Fairweather and Ross Grantham;
It's for your own good : legal paternalism and New Zealand consumer credit laws / Kate Tokeley;
Credit : suitable for one or safe for everyone? / Gail Pearson;
Responsible lending : consumer protection and prudential regulation perspectives / Onyeka Osuji;
Can consumer law solve the problem of complexity in US consumer credit products? / Kathleen Engel;
Making payday loans safer : the Australian approach to regulating small and medium sized loans / Nicola Howell; High cost credit in the United Kingdom : a philosophical justification for government intervention / Jodi Gardner; Apples and oranges? : responsible mortgage lending in the UK and Australia / Karen Fairweather;
Sorting the sheep from the wolves in sheep's clothing : defining community development finance institutions as distinct from fringe lenders in efforts to address financial exclusion / Therese Wilson;
Unfair contract terms legislation : is it good consumer law? / Paul O'Shea;
The fragility of unfair terms law on bank charges: towards a complex re-litigation in the UK? / Mel Kenny and James Devenney;
The regulation of unfair terms in non-professional suretyship agreements : lessons for the wider European Union harmonization agenda / James Devenney and Mel Kenny.

ISBN: 9781472452344 (hbk)

LCCN: 2016016771

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Consumer credit--Law and legislation--English-speaking countries--Congresses.

LC Class. No.: K1096.A6 / C655 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 343.071 FAI