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Gerri Detweiler

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United States
As seen in: Medium, MSN, Business Insider, Forbes, HuffPost, TIME, USA Today, ABC News, Aol, Buy Side WSJ and
Covers:  Personal finance, small business
Doesn't Cover: investing
Educator & writer known as credit and financing expert. Content writer in #fintech space. Not active here.

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Gerri Detweiler is a long-time writer focused on personal finance and small business topics. She is the author or co-author of five books and her articles have been widely syndicated on numerous sites including MSN, Forbes, MarketWatch and more.

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How Many Credit Cards Should I Have?

How Many Credit Cards Should I Have?

The right number of cards for you depends on your goals—and credit-card personality.

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Business Credit Cards

Business Credit Cards

A comprehensive guide to finding the best business credit cards for your business.

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I Was A Victim of Business Identity Theft: It Can Happen to You Too

I Was A Victim of Business Identity Theft: It Can Happen to You Too

I was one of more than one million business owners who were victims of business identity theft during the pan…

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What Triggers a Credit Limit Decrease on Your Credit Card? 7 Reasons Issuers Make the Move

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By Gerri Detweiler, Jon McDonald Verified, Ashley Fricker
| Cardrates
You go to make a purchase with your credit card and discover the credit limit you were counting on is suddenly slashed. It can happen to anyone, whether you have good credit or bad credit. Enough people have experienced credit limit cuts that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) researched it for a 2022 report.
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Why Credit Card Payments Sometimes Get Applied Incorrectly (And What You Can Do)

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By Gerri Detweiler, Jon McDonald Verified, Ashley Fricker
| Cardrates
Paying your credit card should be straightforward — and it often is — but when things go wrong, you can wind up paying hefty late fees and interest. And if you don’t catch a payment error quickly, you may wind up with a late payment on your credit reports. Watch on Here’s why credit card payments can be applied incorrectly, and what you can do to prevent or fix these glitches. In theory, automatic payments should make it easy to ensure your payments are made on time.
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7 Reasons Why Credit Card Minimum Payments Can Increase Suddenly

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By Gerri Detweiler, Lillian Guevara-Castro Verified, Ashley Fricker
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Opinions expressed here are ours alone, and are not provided, endorsed, or approved by any issuer. Our articles follow strict editorial guidelines and are updated regularly. There’s often a moment of dread before you look at your credit card statement. Discovering your payment is a lot higher than you expected can turn that anxiety into a gut punch.
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