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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

Americans Using BNPL to Make Ends Meet, With 27% of Users Bridging Paycheck Gaps and 21% Buying Groceries

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans aren’t only for fancy shoes, kitchen appliances and gaming systems. Millions of Americans use these loans as lifelines. The... read more

Student Loan Debt By State

Student loan debt sits at $1.6 trillion as of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the Federal Reserve. Though student loan repayments are still... read more

Metros Where People Pay the Lowest, Highest Property Taxes

With the federal income tax filing deadline quickly approaching, taxes are on many people’s minds. LendingTree wanted to mark the occasion by looking at a... read more

Does Spring Have You Thinking About Buying a Boat? 3 Things to Know

Spring is the start of many things, from warmer weather to blooming flowers. It’s no wonder people look for ways to enjoy those changes. For... read more

More Than 8 Million Adults in the US Aren’t Caught Up On Rent, While Nearly 3.6 Million Live Rent-Free

Even if U.S. home prices have cooled somewhat from their 2022 peaks, housing remains expensive. The high cost of housing isn’t just relegated to homeowners,... read more

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