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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.

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Airport Lounge Boom Continues With New Opening in Portland

New Airport Lounge Opens in Portland

By: Lucy Lazarony 6/19/2026

Airport lounges are in demand and Alaska Airlines is opening a new one at Portland International Airport... Read More »

Where Middle-Class Earnings Go Furthest in America’s Midsize Cities

Where Middle-Class Earnings Go Furthest in America's Midsize Cities

By: Lynn Cadet 6/18/2026

If you follow any financial advice online, you might hear that a raise or increasing your income is the... Read More »

Klarna Expands Retail Footprint With Ulta Beauty Deal

Klarna Partners with Ulta Beauty

By: Lucy Lazarony 6/18/2026

Beauty product shoppers can now pay over time for their cosmetics and other purchases. Klarna, a major... Read More »

Why So Many Cardholders Become Repeat Fraud Victims

Why So Many Cardholders Become Repeat Fraud Victims

By: Lucy Lazarony 6/17/2026

When it comes to credit card fraud, the numbers are startling. Sixty-one percent of U.S. credit... Read More »

Chase Sapphire Preferred Brings Back 100,000-Point Bonus

Chase Sapphire Preferred Offers 100,000 in Bonus Points

By: Lucy Lazarony 6/16/2026

In addition to refreshing its card benefits, the Chase Sapphire Preferred card is wooing new customers... Read More »

AI Could Soon Choose Your Credit Card for Every Purchase, And It’s Probably Better At It Than You Are

AI May Soon Pick Your Best Credit Card for Each Purchase

By: Adam West 6/16/2026

We’ve all been there. You’re standing in front of a grocery store clerk, thumbing through your wallet... Read More »

Opinion: Why More Credit Card Users Are Choosing Cash Back

Opinion: Why More Cardholders Are Choosing Cash Back

By: Chris Taylor 6/15/2026

By the look of the splashy marketing around card rewards programs, you would think they’re all bigger and... Read More »

This Week in Credit Cards: Visa Partners With OpenAI as Mastercard Debuts Agent Pay for Machines

Visa Partners With OpenAI as Mastercard Debuts Agent Pay

By: Andrew Allen 6/11/2026

Visa and Mastercard continued to stake their claims this week in what’s quickly becoming the next major... Read More »

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