Elyssa Kirkham
expertise
Personal finance, student loans, consumer credit
education
Brigham-Young University - Idaho
Highlights
- Elyssa Kirkham has nearly a decade of focused experience as a personal finance journalist
- She specializes in student loans, student loan issues, and consumer credit
- Elyssa has published widely in personal finance, having written for The Balance, LendingTree, Student Loan Hero, GOBankingRates, and others
Experience
Elyssa started her career in personal finance journalism with GOBankingRates, where she wrote hundreds of educational articles on a variety of financial topics. She leveraged those efforts into a specialty in explaining education debt and financing as a writer for Student Loan Hero and LendingTree.
Since she went freelance in 2019, she has been writing about student loans, consumer credit, and other personal finance topics for The Balance and other outlets.
Education
Elyssa holds a B.A. in English from Brigham-Young University, Idaho.
Other Work
- How to Know If Your Bank Is Giving You a Good Deal - GoBankingRates
- How Personal Loans Impact Debt and Credit Scores a Year Into Repayment - LendingTree
- How to Apply for Financial Aid for College: 10 Steps - Student Loan Hero
Latest From Elyssa Kirkham
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MOHELA
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FAFSA for Grad School: What’s Different—and What’s Not
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How To Get Relief for Private Student Loans During COVID-19
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Sallie Mae
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Best Student Loans of May 2022
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What FAFSA Verification Means, and What To Do Next
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Navient
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How to Use the PAYE Repayment Plan to Lower Student Loan Payments
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Nelnet
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How to Renew Your FAFSA to Get Aid for the New School Year
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Conduent (ACS) Education Services
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REPAYE Plan
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What Is Automatic Student Loan Disaster Forbearance?
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Why You Shouldn’t Refinance Federal Student Loans During COVID-19
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For-Profit College
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Great Lakes Student Loans