Student Credit Card Debt Rising at an Alarming Rate According to Study

Posted On: April 30, 2009

By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
Editor’s Note: This article is an interview with Dr. Mary Ann Campbell, CFP, an instructor of Personal and Family Finance in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department of the University of Central Arkansas.A recent national study by Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading provider of student loans and administrator of college savings [...]

Good College Student Credit Card

Posted On: April 9, 2007

Author: CreditPlease
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:57 pm
Post subject: Advice for a college student

Great site! It’s been really helpful.
I’m currently enrolled as a full-time student (a junior… almost there!). I don’t have a job as my class schedule is a little crazy and not really conducive to working. I do have student loans that pay [...]

Marketing Credit Cards to College Students

Posted On: April 28, 2005

Vicky Hall
Date: 1/23/2001 9:23 am CDT
I think that it is terrible the way the credit card companies go after college students. My daughter is a senior in college and now has over $8,000 in credit card debt. She has been supported by her father and I throughout college, but was not given loads of spending [...]

Credit Tips: Which credit card rate is best?

Posted On: October 1, 2004

Author: JoeGuestPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:23 pm Post subject: Which credit card rate is best?I have an American Express “Blue” card (since early July) with a 7.99% fixed rate after the intro rate expires. I have an offer for a Capital One credit card with a 4.99% fixed rate (no annual [...]