Understanding the True Costs Behind Credit Card Lending

10/12/2025 11 min
Understanding the True Costs Behind Credit Card Lending

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Itamar Drechsler, Wharton School Professor of Finance and Co-Director of the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research, explains the economic forces behind high credit card interest rates, highlighting the roles of defaults, operating costs, marketing expenditures, and market power in shaping what consumers ultimately pay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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