Colleges that had deals with banks pushed their students into higher-fee accounts with those banks rather than offer more affordable alternatives, according to an unpublished Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) analysis.
The analysis raises questions about potential conflicts of interest and detailed student use of college-sponsored deposit and prepaid accounts.
Read on for details from the report, prepared by the bureau’s Office for Students and Young Consumers.
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