Marketing Credit Cards to College Students
Congress held hearings last week examining marketing practices of credit card companies to college students in conjunction with its consideration of credit card reform. Here are a few of the articles from the past week covering the issue:
- Taking Charge - Student Credit Card Issuers Under Investigation.
- Washington Post - Too Young to Handle Credit?
- Center for American Progress - Students Need Help Combating Credit Card Debt
- Business and Media Institute - ABC Links Credit Card Companies to College Suicides
[...] Congress is examining the practices of credit card marketing toward college students, they should be examining the actions of the universities as [...]