The Urban Unbanked in Mexico and the United States

This paper examines the ways in which lower-income households obtain basic financial services in urban communities in Mexico and the United States. And it discusses the efforts that private sector and government organizations are making to lower the cost or improve the quality of those services. The...

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Main Authors:	Caskey, John P., Durán, Clemente Ruíz, Solo, Tova Maria
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES ACROSS BORDERS BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANK TRANSFER BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BENCHMARK BILL PAYMENT BILL PAYMENTS BORROWING BUSINESS LOANS CAPITAL MARKETS CHECK CASHING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITY BANKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSUMERS CREDIT CARD CREDIT CARDS CREDIT LINES CREDIT RISK CREDIT UNIONS DEBIT CARD DEBT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANKING DIRECT DEPOSIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LIFE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC TRANSFER EMPLOYMENT FACE VALUE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS GDP HOME OWNERSHIP HOMEOWNERS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOMES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES LABOR COSTS LARGE CITIES MICROFINANCE MIGRANTS MINIMUM BALANCE REQUIREMENTS MONEY ORDER MONEY ORDERS NATIONAL BANKS NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY COST PAYDAY LENDERS PAYMENT SERVICES PAYMENTS POSTAL SAVINGS PRICE CONTROLS PRIVATE BANKS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER REMITTANCE RETAIL BANKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS SAVINGS PROGRAMS SUBSIDIARY TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN AREAS URBAN COMMUNITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6559581/urban-unbanked-mexico-united-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8777

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6559581/urban-unbanked-mexico-united-states
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8777

The Urban Unbanked in Mexico and the United States

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