TY - JOUR
T1 - Credit counseling to help debtors regain footing
AU - Wang, Jeff Jianfeng
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - In-depth interviews with 22 debt-ridden consumers who are enrolled in debt management plans reveal the vulnerability they experience in various life domains. Additional interviews with 19 credit counselors and agency executives illustrate how the practices of a credit counseling agency can help indebted consumers regain their footing. This research sheds light on how consumers can recover from their vulnerable situations and what aids this process. Copyright 2010 by The American Council on Consumer Interests.
AB - In-depth interviews with 22 debt-ridden consumers who are enrolled in debt management plans reveal the vulnerability they experience in various life domains. Additional interviews with 19 credit counselors and agency executives illustrate how the practices of a credit counseling agency can help indebted consumers regain their footing. This research sheds light on how consumers can recover from their vulnerable situations and what aids this process. Copyright 2010 by The American Council on Consumer Interests.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01157.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01157.x
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0022-0078
VL - 44
SP - 44
EP - 69
JO - Journal of Consumer Affairs
JF - Journal of Consumer Affairs
IS - 1
ER -