Region/State

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Schumer eyes parental consent for student credit card users

Long Island and New York City college students are carrying a whopping $1.8 billion in credit card debt, with more than 90 percent charging education expenses ranging from textbooks to tuition, according to Sen. Charles Schumer and a new report on student debt.

"Graduates are not only leaving college with a diploma, but also with mountains of credit card debt," said Schumer, who will release...

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here