About Bankrate
Bankrate guides savers and spenders through the next steps of their financial journey. Whether you’re buying a home, paying off a loan or saving up for college, we offer free tools and resources to help you reach your goals.
For every next, Bankrate is there
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The go-to source for all things finance
Bankrate demystifies financial decision-making and gives you confidence in which actions to take next. For example, let’s say you’re looking to purchase a home.
- Our home affordability calculator can help you set a budget
- Our editorial content can help you determine the type of loan you may need
- Our comparison tools can help you find your perfect mortgage match
We can even pinpoint your best offers and provide next steps — all while protecting your privacy, personal information and credit score.
Meet our award winning reporters
Bankrate employs some of the top personal finance reporters in the business. Their work is reviewed for accuracy by a third-party financial review board of experts.
Bankrate reporters
See all Bankrate reportersBankrate senior reporter James F. Royal, Ph.D., covers investing and wealth management. His work has been cited by CNBC, the Washington Post, The New York Times and more.
Jeff Ostrowski covers mortgages and the housing market. Before joining Bankrate in 2020, he wrote about real estate and the economy for the Palm Beach Post and the South Florida Business Journal.
Ana Staples is a reporter for Bankrate and an expert on all things credit basics and personal finance for the younger generation.
Media mentions and coverage
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Our financial review board of experts
Read about our review boardChloe Moore, CFP®, is the founder of Financial Staples, a virtual, fee-only financial planning firm based in Atlanta and serving clients nationwide.
Kenneth Chavis IV is a senior wealth manager who provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management and tax planning services to business owners, equity compensated executives, engineers, medical doctors and entertainers.
InstaMortgage (formerly Arcus Lending) CEO Shashank Shekhar is a top 15 loan officer and has been named the No. 4 broker in the country.
Andrea Woroch is a family finance expert, writer, speaker and on-air contributor who is passionate about helping Americans find simple ways to spend less and save more.
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