Presentation Year

2018

Depreciated Participant

Michihiro SugataSociologyFaculty,Kerri KidwellSociologyUndergraduate Student,Erika AokiSociologyUndergraduate Student,Tony Le DonneGeospatial AnalysisUndergraduate Student

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This project explores the spatial distribution of automobile title lenders across four metropolitan areas. Automobile title loans are specific form of alternative finance that targets individuals who do not have access to traditional forms of credit. Our research shows that the spatial distributions of these alternative financial service providers concentrate in lower income neighborhoods where residents tend to be poorer, less educated, and less white. Thus, there are clear class and racial dimensions to the marketing, spatial presence, and consumption of these alternative loan products.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

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367

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