Preapproved and prequalified credit cards: What’s the difference?
What’s the difference between preapproved and prequalified? Learn the difference.
5 min read
Mar 06, 2023
EXPERTISE
- Credit card strategy
- Rewards programs
- Point valuation
- Credit scores
EDUCATION
- B.A. in Comparative Religion, the University of Texas at Austin
- M.F.A in Writing from the Michener Center for Writers, the University of Texas at Austin
Highlights
- Editor for Bankrate and CreditCards.com
- Features in Mic.com, LifeHacker, People.com and more
Experience
Nouri Zarrugh is a writer and editor for CreditCards.com and Bankrate, focusing on product news, guides and reviews. His areas of expertise include credit card strategy, rewards programs, point valuation and credit scores, and his stories on building credit have been cited by Mic.com, LifeHacker, People.com and more. Through his thorough card reviews and product comparisons, Nouri strives to demystify personal finance topics and credit card terms and conditions to help readers save money and protect their credit score.
Before joining CreditCards.com in 2019, Nouri worked as a writer and editor in digital marketing and health care technology. Also a fiction writer, Nouri won the Keene Prize for Literature.
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