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Lawmakers Suddenly Care About Those Fee-Laden College Cards That Are Now In The News

Lawmakers Suddenly Care About Those Fee-Laden College Cards That Are Now In The News

By Chris Morran May 30, 2012

Earlier today, we told you about the U.S. Public Interest Research Group report on how the growing number of ethically questionable partnerships between U.S. colleges and financial institutions was resulting in millions of college students being pushed toward receiving their financial aid payments on cards costing hundreds of millions of dollars in fees to users each year. The study appears to have gotten the attention of some folks in Washington. [More]

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