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Consumers, Sellers-Advisors, And The Psychology Of Trust, Kelli Alces Williams, Justin Sevier Mar 2018

Consumers, Sellers-Advisors, And The Psychology Of Trust, Kelli Alces Williams, Justin Sevier

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Every day, consumers ask sellers for advice. Because they do not or cannot know better, consumers rely on that advice in making financial decisions of varying significance. Sellers, motivated by strong and often conflicting self-interests, are well-positioned to lead consumers to make decisions that are profitable for sellers and may be harmful to the consumers themselves. Short of imposing fraud liability in extreme situations, the law neither protects the trust consumers place in “seller-advisors,” nor alerts them to the incentives motivating the advice that sellers give. This Article makes several contributions to the literature. First, it identifies and defines the …


Durbin Amendment To The Dodd Frank Act: Two Caps Are Better Than One For Debit Card Interchange Fees, Maureen Kane Jul 2014

Durbin Amendment To The Dodd Frank Act: Two Caps Are Better Than One For Debit Card Interchange Fees, Maureen Kane

Florida State University Law Review

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