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16-30 min
Credit Cards: The Trillion-Dollar Debt
OVERVIEW
This reading assignment addresses credit card history, statistics, and usage, as well as reasons for the increase in credit card debt. The information in the article can help in managing credit card accounts, and students will better understand the economics of using revolving credit as they prepare to become cardholders! Print the article.
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