Melanie Pincus is a reporter and editor who has worked in consumer advice journalism since 2021. Melanie covers a range of personal finance topics, and she always aims to make complicated topics accessible.

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