Expert Feed : Nick Bourke

Report : How Borrowers Choose and Repay Payday Loans

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:35:26 GMT

For someone in need of quick cash, a payday loan can look like a way to avoid asking loved ones for help or getting into long-term debt. But these loans usually prove unaffordable, leaving borrowers in debt for an average of five months.

Report : Payday Lending in America: Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMT

This report—the first in Pew’s Payday Lending in America series—answers major questions about who borrowers are demographically; how people borrow; how much they spend; why they use payday loans; what other options they have; and whether state regulations reduce borrowing or simply drive borrowers online.

Press Release : Nationwide Pew Survey Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Payday Loans

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Pew Charitable Trusts establishes a new understanding of borrowers and their needs in a new report: Payday Lending in America: Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why.

Report : Regulatory Comment: Financial Habits and Patterns of Low- and Moderate-Income Households

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:05:00 GMT

The Pew Health Group’s Financial Security Portfolio responds to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s request for comment, published at FR 2011-23235, on the Office of Financial Education and Financial Access potential financial access activities.

Report : Regulatory Comment: Defining Larger Participants in Certain Consumer Financial Products and Services Markets

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The Pew Financial Security Portfolio, a part of the Pew Health Group, responds to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s call for comments on Docket ID CFPB-HQ-2011-2.

Media Coverage : Tight Times Boost Business Credit Cards

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT

A Wall Street Journal article cites recent Pew research and quotes Nick Bourke, director of the Safe Credit Card Project at Pew Health Group, when discussing the risks inherent in business credit cards.

Report : Regulatory Comment: Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:30:00 GMT

The Pew Financial Security Portfolio, a part of the Pew Health Group, responds to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s call for comments on Docket ID OCC-2011-0012, Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products.

Media Coverage : Consumers Must Watch for Unregulated Credit Cards

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:15:00 GMT

An article from the Associated Press discusses the recent report, U.S. Households at Risk from Business Credit Cards, and quotes Nick Bourke, director of the Safe Credit Cards Project at Pew Health Group.

Report : Business Credit Cards Place U.S. Households at Risk

Wed, 18 May 2011 07:10:00 GMT

Every month, millions of consumers receive offers for business credit cards which are not protected by Credit CARD Act safeguards. The large number of solicitations for less-regulated cards place American families at risk.

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