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College “Credit”: How New Legislation Affects Student Credit Cards

{ Posted on Aug 20 2010 by Simos }
New legislation means more "required reading" for creditors Photo by: Piotr Lewandowski (Stock Exchange) It’s common wisdom – and it even happens to be true – that the longer your credit history, the better. The age of your revolving ...Read More »

UWSA College Finance Series: What to Do After College? Three Ideas

{ Posted on Jul 23 2010 by Simos }
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Ready to leave home after graduation? Not so fast!Photo by: Robert Linder (Stock Exchange) Inthe last few posts on UWSA, we’ve been talking about student debt. More than any other financial challenge, even high credit card balances, student loans ...Read More »

UWSA College Finance Series: Post-College Debt Management

{ Posted on Jul 16 2010 by Simos }
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Is he thinking ahead to years of debt?Photo by: Harrison Keely (Stock Exchange) Last time on UWSA we described the basic categories of college financial aid and how each one relates to a student’s financial future. Now, we’ll zoom ahead a ...Read More »

UWSA College Finance Series: All About Aid

{ Posted on Jul 09 2010 by Simos }
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Are you getting “hung out to dry” on student loans?Photo by: mmagallan (Stock Exchange) One of the central facts of financial life for millions of young Americans is student debt. Indebtedness related to tuition at university is one of the ...Read More »