Mitchell D. Weiss

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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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A Low Down Payment Mortgage Isn't What We Need Right Now
A Low-Down-Payment Mortgage Isn’t What We Need Right Now
The financial services industry is on the verge of an awesome hat... read more

November 7, 2014

Mortgages

student debt accountability
Did the Government Just Cave on Colleges’ Student Debt Accountability?
The Department of Education doesn’t believe that cohort-default... read more

November 4, 2014

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credit card fraud
Americans Are More Afraid of Credit Card Fraud Than Terrorism
As the holidays approach, more and more consumers are clutching t... read more

October 31, 2014

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Who Pulls the Strings on Your Student Loans?
Who Pulls the Strings on Your Student Loans?
The call came after we’d already gone to bed. Our younger child... read more

October 27, 2014

Student Loans

Would Free College Tuition Work in the U.S.?
Would Free College Tuition Work in the U.S.?
Sprechen sie Deutsch? In case you haven’t heard the news, colle... read more

October 23, 2014

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Why the Feds Need to Step In on Payday Loans
Why the Feds Need to Step In on Payday Loans
The Pew Charitable Trusts recently released the fourth report in... read more

October 16, 2014

Personal Loans