Difference between revisions of "Consumer Finance"

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== Definition ==  
 
== Definition ==  
'''Consumer Finance''' (also ''Retail Banking'') denotes all financial service provision towards individual (retail) clients.
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'''Consumer Finance''' (also ''Retail Banking'') denotes all financial service provision towards individual (retail) clients. Finance provided to individual and household ''consumers'', such as mortgages and motor vehicle loans. 
  
 
== Issues and Challenges ==
 
== Issues and Challenges ==

Revision as of 15:13, 22 March 2021

Definition

Consumer Finance (also Retail Banking) denotes all financial service provision towards individual (retail) clients. Finance provided to individual and household consumers, such as mortgages and motor vehicle loans.

Issues and Challenges

  • The use of the term is loose. It implies that all borrowing by individuals is for consumption purposes which need not be the case