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Latino Credit Card Use: Debt Trap or Ticket to Prosperity?

Author: Beatriz Ibarra and Eric Rodriguez
Contact: Beatriz Ibarra
Date: Feb 15, 2007
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Topic: Community and Family Wealth-Building

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Latino Credit Card Use: Debt Trap or Ticket to Prosperity?

This report by the National Council of La Raza found that unfair and abusive credit card policies and practices trap Latinos in a cycle of debt. Latino Credit Card Use: Debt Trap or Ticket to Prosperity?, which examines practices in the credit card industry, also shows that Latinos need greater access to affordable credit.


 

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