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Aylea Wilkins

Editor
  • 6
    Years with Bankrate
  • 10
    Years of editorial experience
Ribbon Icon EXPERTISE
  • Personal finance
  • Debt relief
  • Student loans
  • Personal loans
  • Student financial aid
Education Icon EDUCATION
  • Bachelor of European Studies from Brigham Young University

Aylea Wilkins has worked at Bankrate since 2019. She currently edits articles on a variety of topics. Previously, she has edited Bankrate articles on insurance, personal loans, home equity loans and student loans.

Aylea has extensive editorial experience covering personal finance, business and marketing. Her career includes time as a copywriter for small businesses to improve their search engine optimization, freelance writing, website editing for small businesses and even an internship at Walt Disney World. Throughout her career, she has focused on helping readers find greater joy in their lives, often through making smart decisions on the road to financial freedom.

Outside of work, Aylea is extremely passionate about children's literature and literacy. She volunteers with reading organizations, keeps tabs on the latest in children's literature and reviews books on Goodreads and NetGalley. She can often be found planning another Disney vacation or working on the young adult novel she hopes to publish.

Living a joyful, fulfilling life is easier achieved when you make smart financial decisions that support who you want to be.

— Aylea Wilkins

Aylea's Picks

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What are credit repair companies and how do they work?

When you have bad credit, a credit repair company can help you improve your credit.

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What is a credit sweep?

A credit sweep is a fraudulent credit repair tactic that disputes all negative items on a credit report at once.

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Can you use AI for credit repair?

While it’s possible to use AI to help with credit repair research, you’ll need to take more steps.

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New year, new you: Your 12 month credit repair challenge

You can take steps every month to end the year with healthier credit.

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Dont let car repairs bog you down: Repair your credit and your car at the same time

Car repairs can be an opportunity to boost your credit if you do it right.

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The laws behind credit repair

If you need credit repair, it’s important to know what laws protect you.

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Is Cred.Ai a good solution to help build your credit?

Cred.ai claims to offer a way for people to build credit with their debit card replacement.

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Credit repair courses and how they work

A credit repair course can teach you what you need to improve your credit.

Aylea's latest articles

  • Costco Pet Insurance Review 2025

    Costco offers discounted pet insurance plans for Figo pet insurance. Bankrate's review goes over Costco insurance options.

    8 min read Nov 04, 2021

  • Best Pet Insurance Companies

    The best pet insurance companies offer good coverage, affordable options and strong customer service to help you protect your pets.

    13 min read Nov 04, 2021

  • Safeport Law Credit Repair Review

    Safeport Law offers a legal team that can help dispute errors on your credit report to help improve your score.

    8 min read Nov 04, 2021

  • Bolster review

    Bolster is a free app for iPhone and Android devices that help people monitor and maintain their credit scores.

    7 min read Nov 04, 2021

  • home-improvement

    A home improvement loan can help you finance a project that will improve or repair your home. Get prequalified for the best home improvement loan rate for you.

    17 min read Oct 27, 2021