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College Kids Addicted to Credit Cards

Banks, advocates battle over credit card plugs on campus

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 9, 2007 3:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – College students are preferring plastic to low-rent living, a trend that has banks and consumer advocates battling over credit card plugs on campus. Critics say students are susceptible to easy money marketing and rack up too much debt. Banks blame students for not reading the... Read full story »

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