How effective is lifeline banking in assisting the 'unbanked'?

Joseph J. Doyle, Jose Lopez and Marc R. Saidenberg

Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 1998, vol. 4, issue Jun

Abstract: Many consumers who lack checking accounts are paying relatively high costs to access the nation's payments system. Legislation aimed at opening the system to these unbanked individuals has centered on requiring commercial banks to offer low-cost \\"lifeline\\" accounts. But will cost savings alone motivate these consumers to access the payments system through banks?

Keywords: Banks and banking - Service charges; Poverty; Checking accounts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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