How the Other Half Banks

Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy

Recommended by Joanna Peñabickley, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #62 in Investment Banking

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.

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Joanna Peñabickley If you are looking for a great book this weekend I highly recommend: How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy | https://t.co/Qv3MdHRcds | #InclusionEveryDayChallenge (Source)


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