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Dan Shepard

Managing Editor

  • Expertise: Personal finance, news, student loans, personal loans and debt, small business
  • Education: SUNY Plattsburgh

 


Dan Shepard is the managing editor for studies and surveys at LendingTree. The studies and surveys team creates precise and concise data-driven content that informs and explains about Americans’ financial lives.

Before joining LendingTree, Dan worked for Student Loan Hero as a copy editor. The longtime journalist has also worked for the Schenectady (N.Y.) Daily Gazette, Bleacher Report, Philly.com, the Philadelphia Daily News, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Utica (N.Y.) Observer-Dispatch.

Dan earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in New York.

Articles by Dan Shepard

Study: Student Loans Weigh Heaviest on Black, Hispanic Students

Student loan debt in the U.S. has reached massive levels, and students of color are shouldering the greatest burden. Black students, for instance, are much... read more

Places With the Most Payday Lenders Tend to Be Low-Income Communities

The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of Americans unemployed and financially insecure. When consumers can’t make ends meet and need a quick fix for their... read more

Interest in Car Buying Spikes on LendingTree Marketplace Amid Coronavirus Crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has caused massive waves in the U.S. economy, but that doesn’t mean Americans aren’t still considering big-ticket vehicle purchases. In fact, data... read more

Where Small Business Owners Have the Grimmest Outlook

Across the U.S., the rate of small business owners saying their businesses won’t return to normal is up more than 50% since the beginning of... read more

Where the Most Small Business Owners Will Be Forced to Close in the Next Month Without Help

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many small businesses. With the number of new coronavirus cases rising again in many parts of the U.S., it’s looking... read more

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