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As the microfinance sector passes the 150 million customer mark, an intense debate continues over the movement toward greater commercialization of an arena once led by nonprofits. "Microfinance Meets the Market," just published in the new Journal of Economic Perspectives, by Jonathan Morduch of the Financial Access Initiative, housed at NYU Wagner, and Robert Cull and Asli Demirgüç-Kunt of the World Bank, reveals complementary paths to a successful expansion of the microfinance industry.
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Without a clear and legal definition of what predatory lending is, no one can quantify its true prevalence, and public policy can't assess what would be effective measures against it.
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Study points to 2003 credit market shift as key reason for runup in home prices
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Restoring confidence in the sputtering U.S. economy is at the heart of recent moves to shore up the nation's lagging financial and housing markets
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A new study shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive to Americans than traditional financial institutions.
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Fallout from the subprime meltdown is now spreading from the residential to commercial real estate sectors, but the outlook for Florida remains stable because of the fundamentals of good climate and in-migration, according to the latest University of Florida survey.
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Americans may own a larger share of their homes than is suggested by a recent Federal Reserve report, according to a new nationwide survey.
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As a stockholder when you receive the company's annual report, do you typically look beyond the earnings per share?
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