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Consumer Protection Issues And Non-Banks: A Comparative Analysis, Stephanie Ben-Ishai

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The same millennials who spend all their money on avocado toast might not be looking to traditional banks to obtain mortgages or invest their limited funds because they don't have the requisite credit scores or resources to save money. This generation has also seen too many movies about Wall Street disasters and may have decided they don't want to give Leonardo DiCaprio money to "buy wolves." They've been working any number of jobs that don't offer pensions or benefits; they often live paycheck to paycheck; and the prospect of borrowing money from or depositing money at a mainstream bank when …