Melanie Pincus is an experienced reporter and editor in consumer advice journalism, specializing in personal finance since 2021. She focuses on making complex financial topics easy to understand for her audience.

From June 2021 to September 2023, Melanie worked as an editor on the Credit Cards, Loans, and Banking team at U.S. News & World Report. She later became the deputy editor for credit cards at CNN Underscored Money, a role she held from September 2023 to November 2024. Melanie holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Brown University.