About Megan Hanna, CFE, MBA, DBA
Current Role
Finance writer and adjunct professor
Expertise
- Personal Loans
- Personal Finance
- Home Loans
- Student Loans
- Home Equity
- Banking
- Business Loans
- Tax Relief
Degrees
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the Grand Canyon University
- Bachelor's degree in business accounting from the University of Phoenix
- Graduate-level certificate in banking from the Pacific Coast Banking School
Personal Finance Experience
Megan spent much of her professional career in the banking industry in roles of increasing responsibility related to lending before transitioning to full-time writing and teaching.
As a commercial banker, she helped evaluate her clients' business and personal financial conditions to help determine the types of loans that would best serve their needs. In addition, Megan spent nearly five years managing all the lending policies for a large regional bank.
Besides her time spent in banking, Megan serves as a personal finance writer for major online publications and teaches courses about accounting and finance at the college level. Megan is passionate about sharing knowledge with others, so she held a seminar about personal finance and banking for college students. She also helped teach children about money and personal finance in a volunteer capacity for various organizations. Her highest degree is a doctorate in business administration with an emphasis in data analytics from Grand Canyon University.
Magan is also a certified fraud examiner (CFE).
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