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2008

Bankruptcy

Michael N Simkovic

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The Effect Of 2005 Bankruptcy Reform On Credit Card Industry Profits And Prices, Michael N. Simkovic Jul 2008

The Effect Of 2005 Bankruptcy Reform On Credit Card Industry Profits And Prices, Michael N. Simkovic

Michael N Simkovic

The U.S. Bankruptcy code changed dramatically with the passage of The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Of 2005. This act increased the costs and decreased the benefits of bankruptcy to consumers. Supporters of the law claimed that it would benefit consumers as well as creditors, because reducing the losses faced by creditors would lower the cost of credit to consumers. Critics of the law depicted it as special interest legislation designed to profit credit card companies at the expense of consumers. This study tests whether the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform: (1) reduced the number of bankruptcies; (2) reduced credit …


The Effect Of The 2005 Bankruptcy Reforms On Credit Card Company Profits And Prices (2), Michael N. Simkovic Jan 2008

The Effect Of The 2005 Bankruptcy Reforms On Credit Card Company Profits And Prices (2), Michael N. Simkovic

Michael N Simkovic

The U.S. Bankruptcy code changed dramatically with the passage of The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Of 2005. This act increased the costs and decreased the benefits of bankruptcy to consumers. Supporters of the law claimed that it would benefit consumers as well as creditors, because reducing the losses faced by creditors would lower the cost of credit to consumers. Critics of the law depicted it as special interest legislation designed to profit credit card companies at the expense of consumers. This study tests whether the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform: (1) reduced the number of bankruptcies; (2) reduced credit …