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Mitchell D. Weiss is an experienced financial services industry executive and entrepreneur. He is an Executive in Residence at the University of Hartford and co-founder of the university’s Center for Personal Financial Responsibility. His books include Life Happens: A Practical Course on Personal Finance from College to Career and Business Happens: A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurial Finance for Small Businesses and Professional Practices—both of which are now undergraduate courses that Mitch teaches at the university and elsewhere.

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The Real Reason Student Loans Should Be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
The Real Reason Student Loans Should Be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
President Obama got people thinking when he raised the possibilit... read more

March 19, 2015

Student Loans
Should Your Student Loan Debt Be Deductible?
Why Student Borrowers Deserve the Same Tax Break As Homeowners
At a time when bipartisanship seems quaint, Senators Dean Heller ... read more

March 16, 2015

Student Loans
The Government Fires a Few Debt Collectors, But Completely Misses the Point
The Government Fires a Few Debt Collectors, But Completely Misses the Point
Some surprising news on the student-loan front: The U.S. Educatio... read more

March 11, 2015

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Students & Colleges Find Common Ground: Complaining About Costs
The College Cost Blame Game Has a New Twist
A new narrative is beginning to take shape on the higher educatio... read more

March 4, 2015

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The Way We Look at Student Loan Debt Is Dangerously Wrong
The Way We Look at Student Loan Debt Is Dangerously Wrong
Another calendar quarter has passed and the latest edition of the... read more

February 25, 2015

Student Loans
A Better Option for Payday-Loan Borrowers?
A Better Option for Payday-Loan Borrowers?
I have a friend who has a brother with a problem. Every other mon... read more

February 18, 2015

Personal Loans