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Consumer protection has been an important issue for the society and extensively discussed by the academics since 1950s (Devaney in The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 50(3): 505–514, 2016). The subjects for discussion include a full range of products and innumerable types of consumer complaints. Traditionally the manufactured products, such as cars and food, are the focus of consumer protection. However, the financial crisis of 2008 which caused many people incurring disastrous loss in wealth has attracted attention to financial consumer protection. The creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) in the US in 2010 could be regarded as a significant movement for the trend.
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Chen, TJ. (2018). Introduction and Overview of This Book. In: Chen, TJ. (eds) An International Comparison of Financial Consumer Protection. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8441-6_1
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