The Management of Consumer Credit: Theory and Practice

This Revised And Updated Second Edition Of Management Of Consumer Credit Explains The Methods Used By Financial Services Organizations To Manage Their Consumer Credit Portfolios For Products Such As Credit Cards, Personal Loans And Retail Credit Agreements. Using Non-technical Language, The Book Is Suitable For Anyone Who Wishes To Know More About The Processes Involved In The Granting And Management Of Consumer Credit. It Covers The Theory Underpinning Credit Management And The Practices Real World Organizations Use To Deliver Their Products And Services To Consumers. Topics Include: Organizational Structures, Direct And Database Marketing, Campaign Management, Customer Acquisition, Customer Management, Debt Collection, Ethics, Legal Issues, Credit Reference Agencies, Call Centre Operation And The Visa/mastercard Networks. Written From An International Perspective, The Book Gives An Insight Into The World Of Credit Management Combining Both Academic And Practitioner Viewpoints. This New Edition Includes: ₅ Developments Following The Credit Crunch Of 2008/9 - Extended Chapters On Credit Scoring And Credit Management. ₅ New Chapters On Capital Requirements And Basel Ii, And Scorecard And Portfolio Monitoring. This Book Explains How Financial Institutions, Such As Banks And Finance Houses, Manage Their Portfolios Of Credit Cards, Loans, Mortgages And Other Types Of Retail Credit Agreements. The Second Edition Has Been Substantially Updated, With New Chapters On Capital Requirements And Scorecard And Portfolio Monitoring--provided By Publisher. Consumer Credit Management: An Introduction -- Organizational Matters -- Marketing -- Predicting Consumer Behaviour -- Customer Acquisition -- Customer Management -- Collections (early Stage Delinquency) -- Debt Recovery (late Stage Delinquency) -- Fraud -- Funding And Provision -- Capital Requirements -- Appendix A: Predictive Models Of Consumer Behaviour -- Appendix B: Scorecard And Portfolio Monitoring -- Appendix C. Us And Uk Legislation -- Appendix D: Recommended Reading. Steven Finlay. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.