Financial illiteracy in college

March 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent survey on UVU campus shows that students are not comfortable with their day-to-day spending and even less confident about their major financial decisions. Students were asked how good they felt about their day-to-day spending choices such as which bank to chose, budgeting or managing a credit card. Chelsee Stone, a UVU student, admits […]

Credit Rates

March 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Future UVU students may feel the effects of the new Credit Card Accountability Responsibility Disclosure Act that took affect last month to help protect consumers. As of Feb. 22, college students are no longer able to get credit cards unless they have a co-signer or can prove they have an ability to pay.  Credit cards […]