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Rebecca Lake

Rebecca Lake has been writing about personal finance and business for nearly a decade. In addition to covering credit cards and investing for U.S. News, she's a regular contributor to CreditCards.com and The Balance.Lake's other publication credits include a number of credit-focused personal finance sites, such as Credit Karma, Credit Sesame and CreditDonkey.

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