Land of the Fee: Hidden Costs and the Decline of the American Middle Class

by Devin Fergus

Book Overview

The loans ordinary Americans take out to purchase homes and attend college often leave them in a sea of debt. As Devin Fergus explains in Land of the Fee, a not-insignificant portion of that debt comes in the form of predatory hidden fees attached to everyday transactions. Beginning in the 1980s, lobbyists for the financial industry helped dismantle consumer protections, resulting in surreptitious fees-often waived for those who can afford them but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199970165
• ISBN13: 9780199970162
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"