Most recently before joining Bankrate, Robert worked as an editor and writer at The Ascent by The Motley Fool, covering a number of personal finance topics, including credit cards, mortgages and loans.

René Bennett is a former writer for Bankrate, reporting on banking products and personal finance.

As a data reporter and analyst at Bankrate, Alex Gailey writes about the numbers behind consumer finance and economic trends.

Bankrate writer Rachel Christian covers investing and wealth management. She became a Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF) with FinCert, a division of the Institute for Financial Literacy in 2021.

Cate Deventer is a writer, editor and insurance professional with over a decade of experience in the insurance industry as a licensed insurance agent.

Brady Porche is a former editorial director for Bankrate Credit Cards and CreditCards.com. He has two decades of professional experience as a writer and editor.

Dan Miller is a former contributing writer for Bankrate. Dan covered loans, home equity and debt management in his work.

Alice Lesperance is an editor on the Bankrate team with more than a decade of journalism experience. She’s passionate about helping people at all stages of their credit card journeys take control of their personal finances.

Barri has written in the personal finance vertical—including credit cards—for more than 20 years. She currently identifies and reports on news and top trends in the credit card industry and authors in-depth interview pieces with industry experts.

Carol Pope is a former insurance writer for Bankrate and prior to joining the team, she spent 12 years as an auto insurance agent. During this time, she sold, serviced and underwrote auto insurance for people across the country. She also has experience selling supplement coverage such as umbrella insurance.

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Sally Herigstad is a personal finance writer, columnist, author and retired CPA. She wrote a CreditCards.com column called “To Her Credit” for 10 years, answering readers’ questions about credit, debt, finances and family relationships, and more. With a background in public accounting, she joined the personal finance team at Microsoft in 1998. She has been working to help people take control of their finances ever since.

Mark Kantrowitz is an expert on student financial aid, the FAFSA, scholarships, 529 plans, education tax benefits and student loans.

Jessa Claeys is an insurance editor for Bankrate with over a decade of experience writing, editing and leading teams of content creators. She holds a personal lines insurance license in Colorado. Jessa currently covers auto, home and life insurance with the goal of helping others secure a healthy financial future. Her work has been published by several insurance, personal finance and investment-focused publications, including BiggerPockets, 401(k) Specialist, BP Wealth and more.  

Mark Hamrick is Washington Bureau Chief for Bankrate. He is a national award-winning business and financial news journalist.