Questions on NPR’s Elizabeth Warren interview

26 01 2010

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences as you listen to the Warren interview (there is a link under the “Resources” tab), and bring your responses to class tomorrow.

  1. How do credit card companies make money? Include as many examples as you can.
  2. What are some reasons credit card companies use to justify raising your APR?
  3. Explain “universal default.”
  4. Describe the experiment that Elizabeth Warren conducted with her law school students. What did you learn from her experiment?
  5. According to Elizabeth Warren, how long would it take a couple expecting a baby to pay off $5000 in baby supplies if they only make minimum monthly payments? What is your reaction to this?
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