Terri Williams Expertise: Mortgages, home buying, loans, insurance, personal finance Title: Personal Finance Journalist Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham Location: Birmingham, Alabama Highlights Terri Williams is an expert in mortgages, real estate, home buying, budgeting, insurance, and other personal finance concerns As a journalist she's been researching and writing about personal finance, business, and tech since 2010Terri's work has appeared in The Economist, USA Today, Realtor.com, The Houston Chronicle, The San Francisco Chronicle, among others Experience Terri Williams has been a journalist and freelance writer since 2010. She covers topics ranging from personal finance and education to business and technology. For The Balance Terri primarily draws on her experience writing about mortgages, home buying, and real estate.Terri has worked with some of the world's biggest brands in publishing, including The Economist, American Bar Association Journal, Yahoo, USA Today, US News & World Report, Realtor.com, Verizon, Time/Next Advisor, The Houston Chronicle, and The San Francisco Chronicle.She earned a B.A. in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Education Terri has a B.A. in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham 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.