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With more than 50 million redeemed miles under her belt, Becky Pokora is a rewards travel expert. She's been writing about credit cards and reward travel since 2011 with articles on Forbes Advisor, ...

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When you apply for a credit card, you’ll quickly know whether you’ve been approved or rejected. If your application is ‘pending’, it means the lender needs time to review it, which may take a few days ...

Nicole Dieker has written about personal finance for nearly a decade. In addition to CNET, her work has appeared on Bankrate, CreditCards.com, Vox, Lifehacker, Popular Science, The Penny Hoarder, The ...