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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Adam West
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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.

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<strong>Cardholders Can Support Creative Reaction Lab’s Mission of Training Black and Latinx Leaders</strong>

Cardholders Can Support Creative Reaction Lab

Creative Reaction Lab (CRXLAB) has an ambitious mission to disrupt traditional... read more »

Adam West 8/3/2023
<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

She Recovers Foundation wants to expand society’s understanding of the word... read more »

Adam West 7/11/2023
Cardholders Can Support Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, a School for Children Living in Poverty

Donations Can Support Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project

Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, a residential school in Bangalore, India... read more »

Adam West 7/10/2023
Arrived Empowers Investors to Diversify Their Portfolios with Rental Homes and Vacation Rentals

Arrived Turns Vacation Rentals Into Investment Properties

Financial advisors say real estate should be one component of a diversified... read more »

Adam West 6/28/2023
Vagaro Streamlines Payment Processing for Businesses in the Beauty, Wellness, Fitness Sectors

Vagaro Offers Time-Saving Payments Solutions

Fred Helou got the idea for Vagaro during a trip to South Korea in 1999, when he... read more »

Adam West 5/10/2023
<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

College tuition has never been more expensive, and parents are worried about how... read more »

Adam West 3/27/2023
<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

Marquette Savings Bank is the only remaining locally owned and headquartered... read more »

Adam West 3/23/2023
<strong>How Donations Help Pacoima Beautiful Promote Environmental Justice In An Underserved Community</strong>

Pacoima Beautiful Donations Support Environmental Justice

Los Angeles neighborhood Pacoima has been subjected to pollution from nearby... read more »

Adam West 3/16/2023
<strong>Lake City, South Carolina, Offers Rewards Travelers Exciting Cultural Events and an Emerging Downtown</strong>

Lake City, SC, Offers Events and an Emerging Downtown

In the early 2000s, billionaire investor Darla Moore moved back to her hometown of... read more »

Adam West 3/6/2023
SurvivorCorps: Worldwide Post-COVID-19 Care Centers Support Long COVID Research and Advocacy

SurvivorCorps Donations Support Long COVID Research

As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed from its initial phase into peaks and valleys... read more »

Adam West 2/27/2023
<strong>Space for Humanity Uses Donations to Fund Space Flights and Provide Perspective on Earth’s Issues</strong>

Space for Humanity Funds Space Flights for Perspective

Space for Humanity wants to help mission-driven world leaders see Earth’s issues... read more »

Adam West 2/13/2023
<strong>Part-Time Money’s Philip Taylor Offers Tips on Building Wealth Through Side Hustles and Passive Income</strong>

Part-Time Money Suggests Side Hustles to Build Wealth

Philip Taylor, CPA, started his blog Part-Time Money as a side hustle he’d pursue... read more »

Adam West 2/9/2023
Beneficial State Bank Focuses on Its Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet, and Prosperity

Beneficial State Bank Focuses on People, Planet & Prosperity

Beneficial State Bank is a for-profit, FDIC-insured commercial bank with a twist... read more »

Adam West 1/12/2023
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union Offers Financial Solutions for the Education Community

Educational Systems FCU Serves Educators & Students

For nearly 70 years, Educational Systems Federal Credit Union has served the... read more »

Adam West 1/11/2023
Fundbox Recognized for Providing Flexible Working Capital Solutions to 500,000+ Small Businesses

Fundbox: Flexible Working Capital to Support SMBs

More than 80% of small businesses fail due to poor cash flow management. But... read more »

Adam West 12/19/2022
Moomoo Offers New and Experienced Investors Advanced Trading Tools and Community Insights

Moomoo Offers Investors Trading Tools and Insights

Many would-be investors are discouraged by the stock market. They may worry they... read more »

Adam West 12/14/2022
DataDome Earns Recognition for Shielding Businesses Against Bot-Driven Card Fraud

DataDome: AI-Powered Bot Detection Protects Businesses

Consumers may not realize that bots — software that automates online tasks — are... read more »

Adam West 12/13/2022
Imprint Creates Branded Credit and Rewards Cards that Boost Customer Loyalty

Imprint Drives Loyalty with Branded Rewards Cards

Imprint is a modern branded card and rewards company. It enables company partners... read more »

Adam West 12/12/2022
Bread Financial Offers Cards and Tools that Meet Consumers’ Unique Needs

Bread Financial Meets Unique Consumer Needs with Cards

In 2022, Alliance Data rebranded as Bread Financial, positioning itself as a... read more »

Adam West 12/7/2022
Cohesion: A Digital Platform to Streamline and Enhance Commercial Real Estate Operations

Cohesion Simplifies Investment in Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate owners and investors need digital systems to enhance the... read more »

Adam West 11/29/2022