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Title Land of the fee : hidden costs and the decline of the American middle class / Devin Fergus.


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 EI-Adult Collection  332.743 FER Nearby on shelf  30626003347362 01-11-19  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents House money: the story of subprime in three acts -- Tax eaters: the origins of the student debt bubble -- Driving while broke: how auto insurance drives the wealth gap -- Shadow bankers and the great wage stagnation: the story of payday lending.
Summary "Debt stands between millions of Americans and their dreams: owning a home, paying off a car, going to college, and finding a good job. Land of the Fee exposes the hidden system of predatory charges that are often waived for the wealthy and enforced on the middle class. The new normal, hidden fees unfairly keep millions of Americans from their hard-earned money"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Predatory lending -- United States.
Consumer credit -- United States.
Loans, Personal -- United States.
Middle class -- United States.
ISBN 9780199970162
0199970165