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Regulating by Values: Is a sustainable responsible lending policy required?

Published: 23 March 2007
Author: Social Market Foundation

The SMF held a seminar in December 2006, which brought together some of the most important minds from within the sector to discuss whether a sustainable responsible lending policy is required in response to the difficulties over personal debt. It also asked what form such a policy might take and how government can best work with the lending industry to find a way forward.

This publication contains the four keynote speeches from the event and an overview of the discussion that was held.

This publication was supported by GMAC ResCap.

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