Carly, 22, Wells Fargo: I would! Their mobile app is awesome. Mac, 19, Coastal Credit Union: I wouldn’t. I feel like I don’t love my bank enough, or I haven’t had a [...]
Canceled concerts, non-stop Zoom meetings, face masks everywhere you look — nothing has been the same since those first few weeks of March. We asked five college students how COVID-19 has changed their views on finance. [...]
Recently, I spoke with several college students (and a couple recent graduates) about their current financial institution — what they liked, and what they didn’t. Here’s what they said: Chapel, 22, Fifth Third Bank: “[...]
I don’t have much in my savings account. I’m 21 years old, freshly graduated and a string of service jobs and editing gigs at the student newspaper didn’t leave me with much [...]
Jake M. (20, TD Bank) “Umm, I don’t know. They’re groups of people that help bring up your credit?” Molly H. (21, Bank of America) “Ok these I’m a little bit fuzzier [...]
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 are among the groups most at risk of identity fraud. This group’s penchant for using social media, public Wi-Fi and mobile devices to complete financial [...]
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away…. No, I’m kidding. I won’t do that. It was roughly 10 years ago when Facebook was officially opened up to the public, instead [...]
A group of advocacy organizations have called on the NCUA to look into potentially predatory loans being offered by for-profit colleges to college students through credit unions. According to a media release from the Center [...]
The transition from high school to college is an exciting change for millions of Americans every year. In a lot of ways, the move symbolizes the transition from childhood to being an adult. There are [...]
by. Konrad Christensen According to consulting firm Mercator Advisory Group, prepaid card use is expected to generate $202 billion in revenue this year. That’s a pretty amazing estimate when you consider in 2009, that [...]
Credit cards can come with a temptation to live beyond your means -- and that can quickly lead to trouble. But manage your cards well, and you can reap rewards later. This post comes from [...]
The CFPB yesterday launched an inquiry about card-based financial products offered to college students on campus, including products offered by federally regulated financial institutions such as credit unions. The inquiry will focus on the impact [...]
