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2009-04-08
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| U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., warned college students to be wary of credit card marketing ploys involving free T-shirts, blankets and food, saying they can lead to mountains of debt. |
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2009-04-08
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| U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., warned college students to be wary of credit card marketing ploys involving free T-shirts, blankets and food, saying they can lead to mountains of debt. |
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2009-04-08
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| Wisconsin’s Kohl tells WISPIRG group at UW about plan to protect students from predatory practices |
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2009-04-08
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2009-04-07
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2009-04-07
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| Kohl spoke to about two dozen students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, touting a bill that would place new limits on credit cards for college students |
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2009-03-26
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| I'm graduating in April. Not only do I have to worry about student loans, but I also have to worry about the lingering credit card debt that I've been in for several years. |
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2009-03-08
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| Concerned about credit card companies targeting college students, state officials are pushing legislation that would ban the free gifts offered in exchange for signing up, as well as force universities to disclose any contracts the schools have with the companies. |
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Majoring In Debt
- Newsweek (new window)
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2009-02-17
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| Despite the crunch, credit-card companies keep targeting undergrads. |
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Majoring In Debt
- Newsweek (new window)
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2009-02-17
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| Despite the crunch, credit-card companies keep targeting undergrads. |
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2009-02-10
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| Giannoulias proposes specific limits on marketing directed at college students |
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2009-02-09
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| Colleges under fire for selling contact data to Bank of America; U-M to continue practice. |
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2009-02-02
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| When the credit-card bill comes, you pay it off in full, right? Of course you do. It's not like you look at your line of credit and rub your tummy craving a bigger number. |
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Students warned of credit debt
- Ohio University Athens Post (new window)
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2009-01-30
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| Ohio University students had a chance to dig into the hazards of credit card debt in a presentation last night. |
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2009-01-15
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| Relationships offer banks increased access to student, alumni information. |
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The Debt Trap
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2008-12-31
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| Colleges Profit as Banks Market Credit Cards to Students. |
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2008-12-08
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| Congress is conducting hearings. State attorney generals are issuing subpoenas. Legislatures are imposing regulations and restrictions. |
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2008-11-11
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2008-11-08
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2008-10-18
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| Credit card companies are aggressively targeting college students, many of whom are naïve about money matters and vulnerable to predatory offers that can get them permanently mired in debt. According to an eye-opening survey by the United States Public Interest Research Group, or U.S. PIRG, which is an advocacy organization, some students reported receiving hundreds of credit card offers in a year.
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2008-10-12
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2008-10-12
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College Credit Cards
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2008-09-08
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2008-08-17
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2008-07-22
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Congress takes aim at credit cards and college
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2008-07-21
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Congress Studies Easy Credit
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2008-07-20
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2008-07-17
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Credit Check
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2008-04-27
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Credit cards weigh on students
- Chico Enterprise Record (new window)
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2008-04-20
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