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Economic Commentary

Industrial Loan Companies

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Once Wal-Mart announced its intention to acquire an industrial loan company, a public furor arose that has brought a lot of attention to a type of institution that has existed for quite some time, but was not widely recognized outside of banking circles. What are ILCs and why have they become so controversial lately?

08.01.2006EC 10/1/2006

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Ergungor, O. Emre, and James B. Thomson. 2006. “Industrial Loan Companies.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 10/1/2006.

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