Press Room

Mark Hamrick is Washington Bureau Chief for Bankrate. He is a national award-winning business and financial news journalist.

Ted Rossman is a senior industry analyst at Bankrate. He focuses on the credit cards industry, the economy and banking to help consumers maximize their rewards, get out of debt and invest in their futures.

Stephen Kates is a CFP® professional and personal finance expert. He is a financial analyst for Bankrate, providing insights on economic trends, wealth management and how to make informed financial decisions.

Reporter and analyst Sarah Foster covers the Federal Reserve, the U.S. economy and economic policy for Bankrate, where she helps readers understand how the world’s most powerful policymakers in Washington, D.C., impact their personal finances. She’s covered the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy since 2018, when she joined the economics news team at Bloomberg News.

As a data reporter and analyst at Bankrate, Alex Gailey writes about the numbers behind consumer finance and economic trends.

Katie Kelton is a senior writer on Bankrate’s community team and Certified Credit Counselor™, helping everyday people solve problems and make good money decisions.

Ana Staples is a lead reporter at Bankrate and writes about credit cards and credit advice. She entered the credit industry contracting with Experian in 2019 and has since written about credit cards and other personal finance topics for numerous publications, including CNBC Select, Buy Side from WSJ and CNET.

Jeff Ostrowski covers mortgages and the housing market. Before joining Bankrate in 2020, he spent more than 20 years writing about real estate, business, the economy and politics.

Linda Bell is a senior writer on Bankrate's Home Lending team, producing content around HELOCs, financing home renovations, home equity loans and more.

Shannon Martin is a licensed insurance agent and Bankrate analyst with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She enjoys helping others navigate the insurance world by cutting through complex jargon and empowering readers to make strong financial decisions independently.

Natalie is a personal finance reporter on Bankrate’s community team, where she helps readers make sense of how money works in actual people’s lives. She lives in San Francisco.

Before joining Bankrate in 2025, Andrew worked as a service journalism writer and editor for various companies, most recently at CNN Underscored Money. He has bylines in nearly 50 publications and has been interviewed about consumer debt by dozens of media outlets, including NBC News, FOX Business and USA Today.