Eric Bank

About the Author

Eric Bank

Eric Bank has been covering business and financial topics since 1985, specializing in taking complex subject matters and explaining them in simple terms for consumer audiences. Eric's writing regularly appears on Credible.com, eHow, WiseBread, The Nest, Get.com, Zacks, Chron, and dozens of other outlets. A former software engineer, Eric holds an M.B.A. from New York University and an M.S. in finance from DePaul University.

Latest Posts

218 posts written/edited to date

Guide

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5 Loans For Financing a Car With Bad Credit (May 2023)

5 Loans To Finance a Car With Bad Credit

My first car, a brand-new, insipid offering from Chrysler Corporation, cost about $15,000 back in the day. Fast forward a couple of decades to... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/30/23

Guide

322 views

25 min read

15 Best Loans Like Dave (June 2023)

15 Best Loans Like Dave

The Dave app, a source for cash advances linked to your bank account, is one of a new breed of applications that can spot you up to $500 until... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/29/23

Guide

2,091 views

19 min read

5 Bad Credit Restoration Programs (June 2023)

5 Credit Restoration Programs For Bad Credit

Bad credit normally results from financial mistakes, most notably late payments on a loan or credit card debt. The credit bureaus that assign... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/25/23

Guide

1,771 views

27 min read

8 Payday Loans That Accept Chime (June 2023)

8 Payday Loans That Accept Chime Accounts

Chime walks, talks, and looks like a bank, but it is really a fintech company that packages banking services, including checking, savings, and... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/23/23

Guide

3,420 views

17 min read

7 Lease Buyout Loans For Bad Credit (June 2023)

7 Subprime Lease Buyout Loans

You have several options when your car lease contract is about to expire. You can simply return the car and walk away. Alternatively, you may... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/18/23

Guide

4,961 views

21 min read

9 Ways to Get Emergency Cash Immediately (June 2023)

9 Ways to Borrow Money Immediately

You may need emergency cash immediately for various reasons, such as medical expenses, home or car repairs, job loss, natural disasters, legal... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/11/23

Guide

9,590 views

15 min read

6 Best Home Loans After Foreclosure (June 2023)

Getting a Home Loan After Foreclosure

Handing your house keys to the mortgage lender after foreclosure must be one of life’s saddest experiences. You may feel you’ll never again enjoy... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/2/23

Guide

8,148 views

13 min read

5 Bad Credit Auto Loans in California (June 2023)

5 Best Bad Credit Auto Loans in California

California is well known for its strict consumer loan and credit card protection laws. It’s no surprise that its vigilant lawmakers have added a... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 5/1/23

Guide

9,900 views

23 min read

9 Best No-Denial Credit Cards (June 2023)

9 Best No-Denial Credit Cards

There’s no denying that the credit cards reviewed below are easy to get. Does that mean that the issuers will approve 100% of the applications... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/25/23

Guide

10,262 views

17 min read

5 Best Cash Loans For Cars (June 2023)

5 Best Cash Loans For Cars

Perhaps we should have named this article: “Your Car – Piggy Bank or Cash Cow?” The point is that you can extract your vehicle’s current equity... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/24/23

Guide

8,415 views

23 min read

8 Best Same-Day Loans For Bad Credit (June 2023)

8 Best Same-Day Loans For Bad Credit

Sometimes, you borrow money after careful planning, say, to finance a vacation or a life event. But there are other times when life suddenly... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/20/23

Guide

10,284 views

33 min read

9 Credit Cards For Really Bad Credit (June 2023)

9 Credit Cards For Really Bad Credit

Sometimes, people mess up. Or messy things happen that are beyond one’s control. Financial untidiness has an unfortunate impact on credit scores... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/18/23

Guide

16,456 views

27 min read

8 Easy-Approval Unsecured Loans (June 2023)

8 Easy-to-Get Unsecured Loans

Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” If that’s the case, then kudos to lenders that have overcome... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/17/23

Guide

9,139 views

13 min read

$255 Online Payday Loans Available the Same Day (June 2023)

$255 Payday Loans Online Same Day

When you’re short of cash, time counts. What you need is a no-headache way to borrow the money as soon as this afternoon. Relief can come from... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/12/23

Guide

13,902 views

13 min read

8 No-Denial Payday Loans (June 2023)

8 Payday Loans With Minimal Approval Requirements

In the best of all possible worlds, you would always have surefire access to borrowed money. Our world is far from the best, yet some loans come... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/10/23

Guide

11,354 views

17 min read

9 Best Emergency Loans For Veterans (June 2023)

9 Emergency Loans For Veterans

In light of their service and sacrifice, veterans deserve prompt assistance when they require an emergency loan. The government offers many... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/5/23

Guide

13,849 views

29 min read

$2,000 Limit Credit Cards For Bad Credit (June 2023)

7 Subprime Cards With $2,000 Credit Limits

A $2,000 credit limit is pretty good when you have bad credit. Most unsecured credit cards for consumers with subprime credit scores are not... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 4/3/23

Guide

19,796 views

17 min read

12 Best Guaranteed Approval Payday Loans  (June 2023)

12 Payday Loans With Near-Guaranteed Approval

Let’s be clear: The best guaranteed approval payday loans don’t promise to give an instant loan to every applicant. What they do guarantee is an... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 3/30/23

Guide

20,912 views

25 min read

11 Home Refinance Loans For Bad Credit (June 2023)

11 Refinance Loans For Bad-Credit Homeowners

Refinancing a mortgage is a big deal. You’ll have to contend with up to 6% in fees, a new appraisal, and a fresh title search. Having bad credit... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 3/27/23

Guide

15,067 views

21 min read

5 Auto Loans For 500 to 550 Credit Scores (June 2023)

5 Auto Loans For a 500-550 Credit Score

Think of a bad credit score as an opportunity rather than a burden. You can recover from bad credit through simple creditworthy behavior, such as... read more »

Eric Bank

By: Eric Bank • 3/23/23