A robust consumer credit market is one where consumers have ready access to innovative loan products that meet their needs and desires. In such a market, lenders need reasonably stable and predictable laws and regulations to enable them to enforce loan repayments. In some cases, they may require effective systems to enable them to enforce any loan security such as a mortgage over a borrower’s house or other property. If there are no stable and effective laws, it may increase the risks of operating a lending business, leading to higher costs that would be passed on to consumers as higher interest rates and charges.