About Dave Rathmanner
Current Role
Founder and CEO, Upper 9 Media
Expertise
- Student Loans
- Personal Loans
- Credit Cards
- Small Business Loans
- Consumer Personal Finance Habits
Degrees
- Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Delaware
Personal Finance Experience
Dave has researched, planned, and developed content around hundreds of personal finance topics ranging from student loans to small business loans to credit cards as the former vice president of content at LendEDU.
Aside from articles aimed at helping consumers make better financial decisions, Dave has published many in-depth, data-driven studies designed to gain insight into consumer spending habits and money management to figure out where consumers succeeding and struggling with their money, which colleges provide the best value for students, and much more.
Dave's studies have been featured in a number of national outlets, such as Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, U.S. News, International Business Times, Consumer Reports, VICE, Yahoo Finance, and NPR.
Latest from Dave Rathmanner
How Long Does the FAFSA Take to Complete & Process?
The FAFSA takes around 1 hour to complete if you do it online or 3...
Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses
There are many options available for nurses who have outstanding educational loans, including student loan forgiveness. Many forgiveness programs are federal-based options, but...
Summer Student Loan Tool Review
The Summer Student Loan Tool is a new offering that seeks to help graduates manage their student loan balances. While not much is...
A Look Inside the Class of 2017’s Plan for Student Loan Repayment
Each year, millions of students graduate college and embark on the beginning of their journeys...
A Look Into the Money Behind Fantasy Football
This week, millions of players will log online or meet up at their friends’ houses to draft the fantasy football team they hope will...
Best Places to Retire in the USA – Report
Retirement can be a complicated subject. For most, retirement presents the opportunity to relax and...
93% of Millennials Aren’t Giving Up Uber Anytime Soon – Survey & Report
Someone once said that all press is good press. Yeah right. The first quarter of...
Relationships & Personal Finance – Survey & Report
Do you fight about your finances with your significant other? If so, you might not...
Parents and Student Debt Survey 2017
Financial aid and student debt is a confusing topic for most Americans. The jargon can be difficult with words like forbearance and acronyms...
LendEDU’s Safest College Towns in the United States
College towns are places of beauty, inspiration, diversity, sport, and home to thousands of students...