Projects per year
Personal profile
About
Thomas Eyssell, Ph.D., C.S.A., joined the UMSL Finance and Legal Studies Department in 1986 and has directed the college’s graduate programs since 1999. He chairs the department and oversees both the credit and noncredit CFP Board-registered UMSL financial planning programs, which prepare students to sit for the CFP exam.
Dr. Eyssell is a long-time member of the University of Missouri System Retirement and Staff Benefits Committee, a member of the board of the Financial Planning Association of Missouri, and a past president of the Academy of Financial Services, which is a national academic organization devoted to the study of issues and practices in personal financial planning and advising.
His research has been published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs, the Journal of Financial Planning, the Financial Services Review, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Financial Review, and Financial Management, among others. Currently, Dr. Eyssell’s research is focused on the accuracy of credit reporting data and the impacts of errors on consumer credit scores.
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Education/Academic qualification
MBA, Pittsburg State University
… → 1979
BSBA, Pittsburg State University
… → 1978
External positions
Lecturer and Research Assistant, Texas A&M University
Jan 1 1983 → Jan 1 1986
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Fort Hayes State University
Jan 1 1981 → Jan 1 1983
Research Interests
- Behavioral Finance
- Consumer Credit Scores
- Corporate Finance
- Credit Reporting Data
- Financial Planning
- Issues in Individual Financial Management
- Personal Financial Planning and Advising
Disciplines
- Business
Projects
- 7 Finished
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The Incidence of Data Errors and the Impact on Consumer Credit Scores
1/1/10 → 1/1/10
Project: Research project
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Financial Planning and Credit Analysis
Eyssell, T. H. & Smith, L. D.
1/1/08 → 1/1/08
Project: Research project
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Financial Literacy Program
State Farm Insurance and U.S. Bank
1/1/07 → 1/1/08
Project: Research project
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Credit Reporting and the Dispute Resolution Process: Pilot 2
Eyssell, T. H., Feinstein;, L. D. S. E. C. L. G. E. J. & Staten, M.
1/1/05 → 1/1/05
Project: Research project
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Mutual Fund Managers' Careers
Frontier Analytics Allocation Master Software and the University of Missouri-St. Louis
1/1/00 → 1/1/00
Project: Research project
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They Will Run: The Golden Age of the Automobile in St. Louis
Eyssell, T. H. & Butterworth, M., Oct 15 2019Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Credit Usage, Payment Behavior, and the Accuracy of Consumer Credit Files
Eyssell, T. H., Smith, L. D., Staten, M., Eyssell, T., Karig, M., Feinstein, J. & Johnson, C., 2018, In: Financial Services Review. 27Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accuracy of Information Maintained by U.S. Credit Bureaus: Frequency of Errors and Effects on Consumers' Credit Scores
Eyssell, T. H., Smith, L. D., Staten, M., Karig, M., Freeborn, B. A. & Golden, A., 2013, In: The Journal of Consumer Affairs. 47Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determinants and price discovery of China sovereign credit default swaps
Eyssell, T., Fung, H.-G. & Zhang, G., Jan 3 2013, In: China Economic Review. 24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contrary to Popular Opinion: The Importance of Consumer Credit Scores for Senior Citizens
Eyssell, T. H. & Smith, L. D., Apr 2012, In: Journal of the Society of Certified Senior Advisers.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 2 Other