More on Marketing Credit Cards to People Under 21

by Brian Wolfman

I blogged here about the new credit card law's provisions aimed at curbing the credit card industry's aggressive marketing practices toward college students and people under age 21. In today's Washington Post, Michelle Singeltary has this column on the topic.

Comments

[credit cards for students]

the new credit card act might be considered as bad news for a few students simply because it will be much more tougher for them to get a student credit card but why don't we take a look at the advantage of it. A credit card will help a student find out true meaning of becoming responsible however let's not ignore that many people who suffered a bad credit score due to improper credit card use. Keep in mind how you handle your account can affect your credit history.