And they are urged to offer credit card and debt education and counseling sessions to all new students.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

And credit card companies may not offer gifts on or near a campus to persuade students.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

Also,many banks offer special services for students, like free checking accounts, including a debit card.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

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.

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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.

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The Chase card offered students additional "Karma" reward points for joining its Facebook group.

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