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Adam West

News Editor
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.

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This Week in Credit Cards: American Express Tops Card Satisfaction as Financial Stress Deepens

Amex Tops Card Satisfaction as Financial Stress Deepens

By: Andrew Allen 8/14/2026

More Americans are struggling financially, but that hasn’t knocked American Express from the top of the... Read More »

40% of Cannabis Users Bought Something They Regretted While High

40% of Cannabis Users Bought Something They Regretted While High

By: Lynn Cadet 8/13/2026

Shopping decisions made while high do not always look as appealing the next day. A new CardRates.com... Read More »

Square Credit Card Adds 3% Cash Back, But There’s a Catch

Square Credit Card Adds 3% Cash Back, But There’s a Catch

By: Andrew Allen 8/13/2026

Square’s revamped credit card offers small businesses 3% cash back on bill payments, but there’s a catch... Read More »

Chase Cardholders Can Score New Perks at Miami Heat Games

Chase Cardholders Can Score New Perks at Heat Games

By: Andrew Allen 8/13/2026

Miami Heat games are about to come with extra perks for Chase cardholders, from early ticket access and... Read More »

Interchange Fight Grows as Three Senators Back Credit Card Bill

Three Senators Join Credit Card Interchange Fight

By: Andrew Allen 8/12/2026

Three more senators have joined the fight over credit card interchange, giving new momentum to a bill... Read More »

Rocket Mortgage’s Home Equity Fix for Credit Card Debt Could Put Homes at Risk

Rocket’s Credit Card Debt Fix May Put Homes at Risk

By: Andrew Allen 8/10/2026

Rocket Mortgage is pitching homeowners a way out of high-interest credit card debt: Put their home equity... Read More »

This Week in Credit Cards: Bilt Error Hits 1,800+ Clients as Some Credit Scores Plunge

Bilt Error Hits 1,800+ Clients as Some Credit Scores Plunge

By: Andrew Allen 8/7/2026

Roughly 1,850 Bilt cardholders saw their credit scores drop by 50 or more points following an erroneous... Read More »

Western Union Launches Stablecoin Visa Card in 37 Markets

Western Union Debuts a Stablecoin Visa Card

By: Lucy Lazarony 8/6/2026

Western Union is putting its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in consumers’ digital wallets and pairing it... Read More »

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