Colleges profit from credit cards (The Charlotte Observer)

(By Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times) When Ryan Muneio was tailgating with his parents at a Michigan State football game this fall, he noticed a big tent emblazoned with a Bank of America logo. Inside, bank representatives were offering free T-shirts and other merchandise to those who applied for credit cards and other banking products. “They did a good job,” Muneio, 21 and a junior at ...