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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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University of Chicago No Barriers
The University of Chicago Gets an ‘Incomplete’ for Its Student Loan Solution
The University of Chicago caused a stir the other day when it ann... read more

October 8, 2014

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A 14% Student Loan Default Rate Isn't 'Good News'
A 14% Student Loan Default Rate Isn’t ‘Good News’
The Department of Education just published its latest report on c... read more

October 7, 2014

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The Real Reason Your Car Dealer Wants to Lend You Money
The Real Reason Your Car Dealer Wants to Lend You Money
In response to what it sees as a troubling trend of auto-lending ... read more

September 29, 2014

Personal Loans
Op/Ed: Why the Brookings Institution Is Still Wrong on Student Loans
Op/Ed: Why the Brookings Institution Is Still Wrong on Student Loans
The Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution... read more

September 24, 2014

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3 Steps to Becoming a Financial Adult
The Most Important Money Milestones for New Grads
Of the roughly 21 million students attending U.S. colleges and un... read more

September 22, 2014

Personal Finance
Should Colleges Foot the Bill for the Student Loan Crisis?
Should Colleges Foot the Bill for the Student Loan Crisis?
Forty-two years ago, President Richard M. Nixon—a Republican wi... read more

September 4, 2014

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