Students under 21 can only report personal income, allowances from family members and residual scholarship/grant money after tuition and college expenses. Students over 21 can also report income from ...

Getting a credit card can be a smart financial move for college students to build a strong credit history early in adult life. Over half of college students have a credit card, according to Sallie Mae ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

Student credit cards offer rewards and incentives geared toward students and may be easier to qualify for. Credit cards can be a valuable tool for college students to learn how to manage money and ...

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A student credit card, when used responsibly, can help you establish a credit history, build your credit score and develop ...

The CARD Act of 2009 states that credit card companies cannot issue cards to people younger than 21 unless they apply in writing and prove they have sufficient income to make minimum payments.

— -- Banks are getting more aggressive — and creative — in their efforts to pitch credit cards to college students by hawking cards near college campuses and striking exclusive partnerships with ...

— -- College students juggle plenty: part-time jobs, research projects, dating, keeping up with the family at home. So I'd like to go out on a limb and say most college students are more focused ...