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Brittney Mayer

Credit Analyst
Brittney Mayer

About The Author

Brittney is a Credit Strategist and Finance Expert who has spent years honing her knowledge of the credit industry both personally and professionally. Brittney applies her more than a decade of research experience to crafting in-depth consumer guides designed to help CardRates readers make better, more informed financial decisions.

Latest Posts

165 posts written/edited to date
Chase Freedom vs. Discover it® Cards (2025)

Chase Freedom vs. Discover it® Card

By: Brittney Mayer 3/31/2022

In the modern consumer marketplace, many industries are often dominated by two leading brands and their... Read More »

12 Best Credit Cards For Young Adults (April 2025)

12 Best Credit Cards For Young Adults

By: Brittney Mayer 3/14/2022

The best credit cards for young adults can make your financial life a whole lot easier. As a young adult... Read More »

15 Easiest Credit Cards to Get (April 2025)

15 Easiest Credit Cards to Get

By: Brittney Mayer 3/3/2022

Asking the question, “What is the easiest credit card to get?” is a bit like asking, “What’s the best... Read More »

13 Easy-to-Get Store Credit Cards for Bad Credit (March 2025)

13 Store Credit Cards for Bad Credit

By: Brittney Mayer 2/10/2022

As someone who has been on both sides of the retail exchange, I know cashiers are often required by the... Read More »

How to Get a Virtual Credit Card Number (2024)

How to Get a Virtual Credit Card Number

By: Brittney Mayer 2/9/2022

While the implementation of chipped EMV credit cards has eliminated a large portion of card-present (CP)... Read More »

6 Best Prepaid Debit Cards with No Fees (2023)

16 Best Prepaid Debit Cards with No Fees

By: Brittney Mayer 1/25/2022

These days it can seem like you pay fees on your money no matter whether you’re trying to earn it... Read More »

7 Business Credit Cards With & Without Personal Guarantee (2024)

Business Cards With & Without a Guarantee

By: Brittney Mayer 11/2/2020

Within the first year of business, roughly 20% of new small businesses will fail. Only about half of new... Read More »

5 Best Corporate Credit Cards (April 2025)

Best Small Business and Corporate Credit Cards

By: Brittney Mayer 10/29/2020

Although commonly thought of interchangeably, corporate credit cards are actually their own product... Read More »

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