A study in the United States found that eighty-four percent of undergraduates last year had at least one credit card.

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These come at a time of recession when banks are reporting billions in losses in their credit card divisions.

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To get a credit card, they will need a parent or other adult over twenty-one to accept joint responsibility.

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A bill to place new restrictions on the credit card industry in the United States won final approval this week in Congress.

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Instead of fine print that hides the truth, we need credit card forms and statements that have plain language in plain sight."

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And they are urged to offer credit card and debt education and counseling sessions to all new students.

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She says the main value of the new credit card act is that it "provides an opportunity for consumers to have more information."

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Millions of Americans now use a debit card or credit card, instead of paper money or checks, to make most of their purchases.

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And credit card companies may not offer gifts on or near a campus to persuade students.

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He says the combination of credit card debt and big student loans is burying young people in debt and driving many of them to bankruptcy.

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President Obama recently said it was time for credit card reform: "Instead of an 'anything goes' approach, we need strong and reliable protections for consumers.

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With a credit card, you are borrowing money every time you use it.

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Credit card companies say the changes will only reduce the availability of credit.

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The government says forty-five percent of college students have credit card debt.

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Last Friday, President Obama signed into law a credit card reform bill.

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Colleges will have to make public any agreements with credit card marketers.

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The president plans to talk about credit card reform on Thursday (5/14), when he hosts a question-and-answer forum in the Southwestern city of Albuquerque,New Mexico.

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But they also have a right not to get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes, unfair penalties and hidden fees that have become all too common in our credit card industry,"

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