Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: • Personal bankruptcy and default • Contractual and informational issues in consumer credit markets • Credit scoring and credit reporting agencies • Innovations in mortgage finance, including sub-prime lending •...

TOPICS: - Challenges to and opportunities for improving the effectiveness of community development efforts - Effective government policy for promoting community development in the new financial services environment - Regulation of consumer finance - The impact and effectiveness of the CRA...

This conference will bring together researchers working on issues related to consumer credit and payments. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. We also encourage researchers to submit papers on consumer credit or payments outside the U.S. Areas of interest include, but are not...