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Brooklyn Lowery

Senior Editor, Bankrate
  • 24
    Years of experience
Ribbon Icon EXPERTISE
  • Personal finance
  • Building credit
  • Household budgeting
  • Debt management
  • Credit card comparisons
Education Icon EDUCATION
  • Auburn University, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
  • Master of Arts in English, Middle Tennessee State University

About the author

Brooklyn Lowery is a Senior Editor for Bankrate. She has more than 20 years of journalism experience and has spent the past decade helping everyday consumers approach their personal finance decisions with confidence. She is passionate about highlighting the common experiences people navigate when managing their personal finances and making decisions for their lives and families. She focuses on helping those people make informed, confident decisions that help them to thrive. She has provided expert commentary on personal finance for numerous outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger, Forbes and many others.

In her spare time, Brooklyn enjoys dreaming of and planning her family’s next rewards travel adventure, playing with her two kids, taking nightly walks, tending her plants (indoors and out) or exploring the city with her husband. She’s a 2004 graduate of Auburn University and remains an avid Auburn Tigers fan as well as a diehard Boston Red Sox devotee.

Brooklyn wants you to know

Personal finances are unique to each individual and family and, unfortunately, not everyone starts at the same place. But no matter where you start, today is a good day to take control of your financial future. Understanding how your money works for you helps you make wise decisions — and gives you options — about how to make it work harder going forward. You can't control all of the circumstances that impact your money, so use good information to control whatever you can.

Brooklyn's Picks

President Donald Trump
8 MIN READ

New access to 401(k) accounts joins list of consumer finance ideas Trump has pitched. Here’s the status of his proposals

What President Donald Trump’s latest consumer finance proposals could mean for your money and long-term affordability.

Shadows fall across a brick apartement building and its fire escapes
9 MIN READ

Complaints of housing discrimination are rising. But no one’s there to listen

Amanda Gomez submitted hundreds of rental applications for an apartment in Harlem, New York, last year. Most were met with silence. Fifteen, however, were outright rejected. When she subsequently noticed [...]

Woman sits against a concrete wall hiding her face in her hands
7 MIN READ

Trapped by fast cash: How one woman escaped the payday loan debt spiral

Payday loans look like an easy answer to a real cash shortage. but their costs can skyrocket quickly. One woman tells her story.

A For Rent sign hangs in front of a city apartment building
5 MIN READ

Rents are falling. Will home prices follow?

Rents are falling across the country, which is good news for renters. But what does that mean for renters who want to buy homes?

A closeup of a For Sale sign in front of a home.
5 MIN READ

First-time homebuyers keep getting older, and that means they’re missing out

The median first-time homebuyer is 10 years older than they were 15 years ago. It’s another sign of the home affordability problem.

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