Students Protest Deceptive Credit Card Practices

Free T-shirts, food, Frisbees and even iPods don't make up for "unfair or deceptive marketing practices" that some credit-card companies use to get college students to sign up for their cards. That's the view of most college students, according to a study released yesterday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. The survey of more than 1,500 college students at 40 colleges nationwide, including Ohio State University, found that 74 percent think that only credit cards with fair terms and conditions should be allowed to be offered on campus. And 80 percent said they want schools to toughen regulations on credit-card marketing. Read more at: http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/03/28/student_credit.ART_ART_03-28-08_C12_HF9P1DB.html?sid=101