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Adam West

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Adam West

About The Author

Adam has interviewed over 1,000 finance experts since joining the CardRates team in 2016. He spearheads industry news coverage related to helping consumers achieve greater financial literacy and improved credit. He has more than 12 years of storytelling, editing, and design experience in print and online journalism and is most knowledgeable in the areas of credit scores, financial products and services, and the banking industry.

Latest Posts

447 posts written/edited to date
<strong>Cardholders Can Support Creative Reaction Lab’s Mission of Training Black and Latinx Leaders</strong>

Cardholders Can Support Creative Reaction Lab

By: Adam West 8/3/2023

Creative Reaction Lab (CRXLAB) has an ambitious mission to disrupt traditional design thinking, which... Read More »

<strong>Donations Support She Recovers Foundation in Its Mission to Help Women Overcome a Range of Issues</strong>

Donations Support Women Via She Recovers Foundation

By: Adam West 7/11/2023

She Recovers Foundation wants to expand society’s understanding of the word “recovery.” The nonprofit... Read More »

Cardholders Can Support Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, a School for Children Living in Poverty

Donations Can Support Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project

By: Adam West 7/10/2023

Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, a residential school in Bangalore, India, celebrated its 25th... Read More »

Arrived Empowers Investors to Diversify Their Portfolios with Rental Homes and Vacation Rentals

Arrived Turns Vacation Rentals Into Investment Properties

By: Adam West 6/28/2023

Financial advisors say real estate should be one component of a diversified investment portfolio, but... Read More »

Vagaro Streamlines Payment Processing for Businesses in the Beauty, Wellness, Fitness Sectors

Vagaro Offers Time-Saving Payments Solutions

By: Adam West 5/10/2023

Fred Helou got the idea for Vagaro during a trip to South Korea in 1999, when he wanted to make an... Read More »

<strong>The College Funding Coach Helps Parents Financially Plan for Their Children’s Educational Futures</strong>

The College Funding Coach Helps Parents Plan for College

By: Adam West 3/27/2023

College tuition has never been more expensive, and parents are worried about how they’re going to pay for... Read More »

<strong>Marquette Savings Bank: A Community-Based Financial Institution That  Shows SMBs the Power of Local Service</strong>

Marquette Savings Bank Shows SMBs Responsive Local Service

By: Adam West 3/23/2023

Marquette Savings Bank is the only remaining locally owned and headquartered financial institution in... Read More »

<strong>How Donations Help Pacoima Beautiful Promote Environmental Justice In An Underserved Community</strong>

Pacoima Beautiful Donations Support Environmental Justice

By: Adam West 3/16/2023

Los Angeles neighborhood Pacoima has been subjected to pollution from nearby airports, freeways, and... Read More »

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