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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

Sharing Bank Accounts Could Lead To Fewer Fights — But Most Americans Aren’t Fully Committed

Finance is a finicky subject in relationships (particularly early on), but consumers who share bank accounts say they’re less likely to fight about money. In... read more

How Gen Zers Use Their Credit Cards, From Balances and Limits to On-Time Payments

As the youngest consumer generation, Gen Zers are becoming avid credit card users. Our newest study looks at how young Americans ages 18 to 26... read more

16.2 Million Borrowers Approved for Estimated $210 Billion in Student Debt Relief, With Another 9 Million Potentially Eligible for $117 Billion of Forgiveness

Millions of Americans have been holding their breath since August, waiting to see if President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student... read more

Young But Naive? Age Influences Financial Optimism and Payment Methods — See How Your Generation Spends

Young consumers are optimistic that 2023 will be their year — financially, at least. Despite the rocky economy, more than half of millennials and Gen... read more

How To Think Green With Your Finances

Climate change can feel insurmountable at times. But that doesn’t mean it’s too big of an issue for your actions to matter. “It’s worth the... read more

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