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Mike Brown

Mike Brown uses data from surveys and publicly-available resources to identify emerging personal finance trends and tell unique stories. Mike’s work, featured in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, provides consumers with a personal finance measuring stick to make informed financial decisions.

About Mike Brown

Current Role

Personal finance reporter

Degrees

  • Bachelor's degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware

Latest from Mike Brown

Student Loan Debt & Bankruptcy: Advanced Degree Graduates Most Supportive of Easing Policy

Student loan debt is the second largest class of consumer debt, yet it’s notoriously difficult...

Student Loans vs. Social Security

According to LendEDU, the national student loan debt is at $1.45 trillion and is now the second largest class of debt in the United States. ...

The Best 100 Towns in Louisiana For Starting a Small Business

A small business in Lafayette, Louisiana, a community that ranked as the 24th best place...

Can You Use Student Loans For Spring Break?

Can you use student loans for spring break? You might be surprised by what a LendEDU study on the subject revealed.

53% of Generation Z Student Debtors Believe They Will Be Aided By Student Loan Forgiveness

Today, when most people think of college students they think of millennials, but this is...

Are We Too Hard on Millennials? Most Senior Citizens Say It’s Tougher for Younger Generation to Achieve Financial Well-Being

Millennials have been blamed for many of the financial woes in the United States. The...

Should Amazon Get Into Virtual Currency? Banking? Insurance? | LendEDU Survey

In 2018, you would be hard-pressed to name a company more relevant to society than...

Do Student Loan Borrowers Understand Loan Fees? | LendEDU – NASFAA Collaborative Study

Even though student loan debt has climbed to an all-time high in the United States—with...

The Best 100 Towns in Texas for Starting a Small Business

Boerne, Texas has been rated by LendEDU as one of the best places in the...

Colleges With the Least Student Loan Debt Per Borrower in the Southwest

The space that stretches from Los Angeles, California to El Paso, Texas along the Mexican-U.S....