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Texas Tech University
Red to Black – offers free financial counseling to Texas Tech students and seminars and presentations on personal finance topics such as budgeting for college students, choosing a credit card, paying off credit cards, and comparing benefits from potential employers.
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University of Georgia
Peer Financial Counseling Program information
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Managing your money 101
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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Financial literacy and management links
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Montana State University – SAFE or Student Advocates for Financial Education.
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Rutgers University Financial Independence Training or RU-FIT
This is a campus-wide comprehensive campaign to improve the financial literacy of Rutgers University students.
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College Students and Credit Card Information
An article about why Rutgers developed a student financial literacy program
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Rutgers Faculty Senate Resolution
Resolution by the Rutgers University faculty senate to address the issue of student credit card debt.
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Credit Card Traps
PowerPoint - an overview of the policies that ensnare unwary consumers – 16 minutes
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Credit Card Fees – Another trap!
PowerPoint - the types of fees charged by credit card issuers – 15 minutes
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Iowa State University
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Boston University press release
Announces partnership between BU, NU, Suffolk and UMass and the Federal Trade Commision to launch Credit Smarts for Boston students
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NYC.gov
Consumer protection agencies launch online consumer campus targeting city’s college students
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University of Illinois Extension
Parent Smarts – Credit information series for parents
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University of Illinois Extension
Credit Card Smarts
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