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PUBLICATIONS

My Books

Credit Card Nation

The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit

Expert Consult _ Credit Card Nation

Living With Debt

A look at the changing attitudes toward debt in America, and what you can do to be a smart borrower

Expert Consult _ Living with Debt

The Blended Walmart Business Model

MoneyCenters, Banco Walmart de Mexico, and the Formidable Challenge Facing Credit Unions

Expert Consult _ WalmartCover

Documentary

In Debt We Trust

America Before The Bubble Bursts

Expert Consult _ In Debt We Trust

Articles

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  • "Whither the Life-Cycle? Middle-Class Families Struggling With Financial Distress", Boston Review, September/October 2005: 17-18

Research Reports

2015

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A FAILING GRADE FOR the POST-BAPCPA CREDIT COUNSELING AND BANKRUPTCY EDUCATION INDUSTRY? Persistent Conflicts of Interest, Rise of Outsourced Filipino Credit Counselors, and Questionable NonProfit Service Providers, with Anita C. Butera, Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance (IHELG), IHELG Monograph Series, University of Houston Law School, Houston, Texas.

 

2009


Using Shared-Equity Agreements to Reduce Foreclosures: Policy and Analysis


Keeping People in Their Homes: Policy Recommendations for the Foreclosure Crisis in Michigan (supported by the Michigan State Credit Union League)

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2008

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Responsible Debt Relief: An Algorithmic Assessment of Household Debt Capacity and Repayment Capability

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Trends and Future Directions in Consumer Financial Services: A Colloquium at Rochester Institute of Technology -- RIT on TV News: Credit Crisis Analysis

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2007

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Rising Financial Anxiety and U.S. Consumer Sentiment: Determinants of the First Phase of the Consumer-Led Recession

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2005

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New article by Dr. Manning critiques industry financed study of college student credit card debt co-authored by Dr. Michael Staten and John Barron of the Credit Research Center, Washington, D.C.

 

1999

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CREDIT CARDS ON CAMPUS:
Current Trends and Informational Deficiencies (31 pp.)

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CREDIT CARDS ON CAMPUS:
Social Costs and Consequences of Student Debt (55 pp.)

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CREDIT CARDS ON CAMPUS:
"Who Benefits From Soaring College Debt and What Are the Future Consequences to Higher Education"
(Forthcoming)

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