Ashley Fricker

Senior Editor
Ashley Fricker

About the Author

Ashley works with a team of finance experts and journalists who develop in-depth industry profiles and advice articles read by more than 15 million Americans. Her years of experience reporting on consumer credit scores and reports positions Ashley to make smart recommendations on ways to improve one’s credit and avoid predatory lending. She often serves as an expert source on financial topics for national media outlets, including CNN Money, MarketWatch, Money Matters, ABC News, Kiplinger, and NBC News. Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Worked On 468 Articles To Date

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Rent-Splitting App Flex Wants to Become an FDIC-Insured Bank

Rent-Splitting App Flex Wants to Become an FDIC-Insured Bank

Flex Rent has helped more than 3 million consumers split their rent payments since it launched in 2020. Now the company behind it wants to become... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 7/30/26

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Oregon Says BNPL Lenders Need Payday Lending Licenses

Oregon Says BNPL Lenders Need Payday Lending Licenses

Oregon just reminded Buy Now, Pay Later lenders that they need to follow state payday lending and consumer finance rules for some... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 7/29/26

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Scam Losses May Be 4X Higher Than Federal Data Show

Scam Losses May Be 4X Higher Than Federal Data Show

Americans may be losing far more money to scammers than federal data capture. Many victims report scams to their banks but do not report them to... read more »

By: Andrew Allen • 7/28/26

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More Than 1 in 10 Federal Student Borrowers Owe $100K

More Than 1 in 10 Federal Student Borrowers Owe $100K

More than 1 in 10 federal student loan borrowers are carrying balances exceeding $100,000, according to TransUnion’s U.S. Consumer Credit... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 7/27/26

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Can You Trust AI to Find a Credit Card for Bad Credit?

Can You Trust AI to Find a Credit Card for Bad Credit?

Roughly 44 million U.S. adults have subprime credit, according to a PYMNTS Intelligence report. More than one-third of them don’t have a credit... read more »

By: Andrew Allen • 7/24/26

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Walmart-Backed OnePay Launches Loans Up to $50K

Walmart-Backed OnePay Launches Loans Up to $50K

Walmart-backed OnePay is moving deeper into consumer lending with personal loans of up to $50,000 available entirely through its app. Customers... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 7/23/26

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Trading In An Underwater Car Can Add Nearly $6,500 in Interest

Underwater Auto Trade-Ins Can Add $6,500 in Interest

Trading in an underwater car and rolling the remaining debt into a new loan can cost borrowers nearly $6,500 in additional interest. Buyers who... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 7/22/26

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New BNPL Checks Could Shut Out 3 Million Shoppers

New BNPL Checks Could Shut Out 3 Million Shoppers

As many as 3 million UK shoppers could now find themselves locked out of a popular payment option — including many who have never missed a... read more »

By: Lucy Lazarony • 7/21/26

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