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February 8, 2007
Speaker: Robert D. Manning, PhD, Research Professor and Director, Center for Consumer Financial Services, Rochester Institute of Technology
Summary: The Frank J. Battisti Memorial Lecture
Banking deregulation has profoundly changed the financial services offered to consumers and the institutions that offer them. How has the dramatic erosion of federal and state regulation affected consumer usury laws, marketing policies, and consumer education? What are the factors that have shifted the focus of banks from corporate to consumer lending? How has the profitability of the industry changed and what does it mean to local banks? What factors are responsible to diluted loan underwriting standards? What role have credit cards played in this “revolution”? How have these changes influenced attitudes toward credit and debt now that America has a negative savings rate (first time since 1933)?
The financial services industry argued that consumer defaults on loans cost the average American over $400 simply because people are exploiting the bankruptcy law to avoid paying their debts. What are the economic realities to the industry? Can consumers expect lower cost products now that the bill was enacted? What are the most important changes in the law for consumers? What impact has the law had on bankruptcy filings? Who is responsible for soaring consumer bankruptcy rates? What role does homeownership play in the process of consumer bankruptcy?
Finally, how do we explain the dramatic change in social attitudes toward saving and consumer debt? When and why are Americans assuming record levels of debt? What are the implications of rising consumer debt to the future of American society? What are the near term consequences of consumer debt on retirement and social inequality? Is inheritance or rising property values the solution to the debt problem?
Dr. Manning’s lecture will explore all of these questions and conclude with a prediction that American society has about 10-15 years to reverse the consumer debt crisis or the U.S. will face a sharp decline in its standard of living and serious financial crises in 20-25 years — independent of the financial pressures of the retiring baby boomer “bulge.” Also, the failure to rapidly reverse the consumer debt crisis has enormous implications to the future global economic power of the U.S. as our dependence on cheap credit dwarfs our dependence on cheap energy.
Duration : 1:17:25
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Tags: banking, bankruptcy, Battisti, Case, consumer, Crisis, debt, deregulation, financial, law, Lecture, Manning, Memorial, reform, reserve, revolution, Robert, school, services, University, Western | 
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In the days ahead of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP shares were trading at about 60 dollars. Fast forward 2 months and the stock is going for about half that. The plummet has investors and lawmakers asking if BP can survive this mess. (June 10)
Duration : 0:2:21
In this video, I explain how corrupt of a financial institution Chase Bank is. This is not just my opinion, but the opinion of thousands of others that have filed complaints and class action lawsuits against this financial juggernaut.
I missed one payment. I had a super record with this company for eight solid years. One missed payment brought my minimum payment up three times. I went from an 8.45% interest rate to 29.99%. When I called the company to negotiate, all three parties refused to change anything. In the past, all other creditors behaved amicably; not this company though.
Boycott Chase at all costs, and tell your friends what their real plan is. They are preparing for the worst economic collapse in 2009, and by ridding themselves of customers, they limit their liabilities. After all, no job equals no way in to pay your minimum payments. I believe this is their plan.
Check out some of these links:
http://chase-bank.pissedconsumer.com/
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/finance/chase_bank.html
http://www.complaints.com/directory/2005/june/15/20.htm
Feel free to post your replies and any bad experience you’ve had with these parasitic predators!
Duration : 0:10:26
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Tags: 2009, action, bank, boycott, card, celente, chase, class, collapse, complaints, corruption, credit, Depression, economic, financial, Gerald, high, interest, lawsuit, rate, turmoil |
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Do you max out your plastic every holiday season — spending thousands of dollars you don’t have? Sanyika reveals on “The Morning Show” how to know if you’re an “emotional spender” and the four steps to financial recovery.
Duration : 0:9:13
50 percent of all marriages end in divorce, but if it happens to you, could you afford it? Sanyika reveals on “The Morning Show” what every married woman should know about money and how to take control of your future and establish your financial independence.
Duration : 0:9:11
