Some might implicate the Students Credit Card Education Initiative, who is sponsoring a rally (to make up for the one cancelled by Hurricane Irene) on October 16 at Webster Hall.
Banks, meanwhile, have uniformly raised rates ahead of the implementation of the federal CARD Act, a bill passed in May that banned certain fees and made it harder for college students to open credit card accounts.
The Chase card offered students additional "Karma" reward points for joining its Facebook group.
For some students, a prepaid card offered through a college may be the fastest way to receive student-loan funds, says Rich Williams, higher education advocate with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
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Under Warren's plan, the commission would prevent credit card marketing to college students, provide statements to show when the balance will be paid off, and require that the card's terms remain the same until it expires.
As part of the push to protect students from being bombarded with card solicitations while they head to class, the law prevents issuers from setting up tables on campus.
The CARD Act's provisions that impact students took effect in February of last year and were aimed at curbing practices that lured students in with freebies and, in some cases, left them saddled with big credit-card debt loads when they left school.
National Union of Students president Liam Burns raised concerns about the extent to which students were using bank and credit card loans.
The new Journey Student Rewards Credit Card from Capital One is a student credit card designed to help students build their credit confidently and reward them for responsible use.
The Student Credit Card Educative Initiative has poured a lot of time and effort into planning and organizing the evening, which is hoping to raise awareness to the lack of real credit card education for college students in America.
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The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act was passed in 2009 to protect consumers, especially college students, from getting into serious financial trouble by accumulating credit card debt they could not afford to pay.
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The CARD Act also requires that students under age 21 show proof of sufficient income or get a co-signer to obtain credit.
But "a ton of loopholes" remain, says Jim Hawkins, a professor at the University of Houston Law Center who surveyed more than 300 students in November about their credit-card habits.
The Rafah crossing was open sporadically between June and January, when Egypt ordered it opened to those in need of medical care, students, and foreign passport and residency card holders.
Savvy students can still navigate the credit-card terrain successfully.
He was nominated under the auspices of mayoral control to a decidedly mixed report card by parents, teachers, students and community members.
That said, colleges and universities often partner up with credit card companies, offering cards that carry the school logo and giving the card companies easy access to the students.
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This credit card has low initial credit limits until students familiarize themselves with how credit works.
It was meant to protect people from deceptive credit card practices and to help keep college students from getting themselves into too much debt.
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This statistic has led to growing bipartisan support in Congress and during the presidential debates to staple a green card to the diplomas of all foreign students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Students also will submit a Webcam photo and an identification card, to help verify their identities.
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Other card issuers have simply moved online, flooding students with email offers and marketing popular social-networking sites.
More students are also graduating with large overdrafts, loans and credit card debts.
Given that students should also get into the habit of paying their credit card bills on time and in full at this point in their credit careers, a no annual fee student credit card would be free to use and would preserve the option of building credit without actually making purchases.
He welcomes the latest report card because it highlights the progress of poor and minority students.
Most money owed by students was to the Student Loan Company, followed by banks, relatives and credit card firms.
Last year 88% of students there qualified for free lunch, and the high school received a C on its most recent report card, according to Department of Education data.
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The university this week launched a new safe taxi scheme, which allows students who do not have enough money to get home from nights out during term time to use their matriculation card and signature as a deposit for the fare.
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