Bibliograph

Broke, USA, from pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. : how the working poor became big business, Gary Rivlin

Type

Label

Broke, USA, from pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. : how the working poor became big business, Gary Rivlin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Broke, USA

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

456180346

Responsibility statement

Gary Rivlin

Sub title

from pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. : how the working poor became big business

Summary

"A unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries--the business of poverty"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue, Tommy's angel -- Check cashers of the world unite -- The birth of the predatory lender -- Going big -- Confessions of a subprime lender -- Freddie Rogers -- The great payday land rush -- Subprime city -- An appetitive for subprime -- No experience necessary -- Same old faces -- The great what-if -- Public enemy number one -- Past due -- Maximizing share of wallet -- Payday, the sequel -- Dayton after dark -- Borrowed time

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