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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The Student Loan Questions Politicians Still Need to Answer
Lots of ideas about higher-education affordability are being scat... read more

July 14, 2015

Student Loans

What Elizabeth Warren's College Affordability Plan Gets Right
What Elizabeth Warren’s College Affordability Plan Gets Right
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) recently gave a speech about the ... read more

June 22, 2015

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Why the Lowest Mortgage Rate Can Turn Out to Be a Bad Bet
Is homeownership on the way out? Sure seems that way, at least ac... read more

June 16, 2015

Mortgages

Why Auto Loans From Car Dealers Would Be Incredibly Tough to Regulate
Why Auto Loans From Car Dealers Are So Hard to Regulate
When we think about borrowing money, the first thing that comes t... read more

June 9, 2015

Auto Loans

Is Congress Offering More Empty Promises for Troubled Student Borrowers?
Is Congress Offering More Empty Promises for Troubled Student Borrowers?
At long last, it appears as if some members of the U.S. Senate ar... read more

June 2, 2015

Student Loans

Lower-Cost Student Loans? Not Really.
Lower-Cost Student Loans? Not Really.
Auctions of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds don’t usually attract... read more

May 22, 2015

Student Loans