Casey Bond Expertise: Personal Finance Title: Personal Finance Writer, The Balance Education: Loyola Marymount University, Antioch University - Los Angeles Location: Los Angeles, CA Highlights Writes about mortgages, loans, banking, and more for The BalancePersonal finance reporter with more than a decade of experienceWinner of the NEFE Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting AwardCertified Personal Finance Counselor Experience Casey Bond is an award-winning writer who covers personal finance for The Balance. Previously, she reported on money, home, and living for HuffPost, and held editorial management roles at Student Loan Hero and GOBankingRates. Casey’s work has also appeared on Yahoo!, Money.com, Fortune, MSN, Business Insider, The Motley Fool, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, TheStreet, and more.In 2019, Casey won the NEFE Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Award in the online category, and received an honorable mention in Folio’s Eddie and Ozzie Awards for her range of work as a single author. Casey graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in English and a concentration in writing. She later earned a certificate in publishing arts from Antioch University Los Angeles. She is also a Certified Personal Finance Counselor. Education Casey has a B.A. in English with a concentration in writing from Loyola Marymount University. She also received a certificate in publishing arts from Antioch University Los Angeles, and earned accreditation as a Certified Personal Finance Counselor. About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.