Laurie Richards
Contributing Writer
Laurie Richards is a writer and editor with seven years of editorial experience, specializing in home lending and higher education. As a current writer at Best Interest Financial, she helps aspiring first-time and repeat home buyers alike understand their home lending options. She also writes for Clever Real Estate.
Before writing for Best Interest Financial, Laurie spent more than two years as a mortgages editor at Bankrate. During her time at Bankrate, she also wrote articles on her experience as a first-time homeowner and other mortgage-related content.
Laurie has also worked as an editor for higher education sites such as BestColleges and Affordable Colleges Online. She holds an MA in English.
Expertise: Mortgages and refinancing, first-time homeownership, mortgage loss mitigation
Education: Binghamton University
Background: Former mortgages editor at Bankrate
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