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Colleges profit from credit cards
(By Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times) When Ryan Muneio was tailgating with his parents at a Michigan State football game this fall, he noticed a big tent emblazoned with a Bank of America logo. Inside, bank representatives were offering free T-shirts and other merchandise to those who applied for credit cards and other banking products. “They did a good job,” Muneio, 21 and a junior at ... |
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Local credit scores dropping
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Area consumers appear to be having a tougher time getting credit, an analysis conducted for The Enquirer has found. The shift is happening when some consumers are trying cash in on historically low mortgage rates while others are being forced to use credit cards to survive the recession. It's also occurring at the same that banks and other lenders are tightening lending standards. |
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Tech adopts new rebate system
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Texas Tech converted the tuition refund process this semester to a new system using the Easy Refund Card by Higher One Inc. to allow for faster, more efficient processing of student funds. Becky Hyde, managing director of Student Business Services, said the refund cards also give international students or students with poor credit the ability to have a checking account. |
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