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Contributing writer for Credit.com, Chris graduated with honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and has reported for a number of publications including The New York Times, TIME magazine and Popular Mechanics.

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Report: Credit Card Protection Plans Cost Lots, Offer Few Benefits
If you buy debt protection on your credit card, you’re probably... read more

March 29, 2011

Credit Cards
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Strange Bedfellows in Debit Interchange Fee Fight
Politics makes strange bedfellows, goes the saying. In the fight ... read more

March 29, 2011

Personal Finance
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Multiple Fronts in Mortgage Industry War
If you have a mortgage, or if you ever plan on buying a home, big... read more

March 23, 2011

Mortgages
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Report: IRS Still Putting our Financial Data at Risk
Instead of getting better at protecting taxpayers’ personal fin... read more

March 22, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams
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Fee Fight Escalates, Chase Drops Debit Rewards
The battle over debit card fees got a little hotter this weekend ... read more

March 21, 2011

Personal Finance
Interchange Fees: The Billion-Dollar Fight For Control of Your Wallet
Let’s say you’re buying a latte at a coffee shop. You dig int... read more

March 17, 2011

Personal Finance