About
With nearly two decades in journalism, Dori Zinn has covered loans and other personal finance topics for the better part of her career. She loves helping people learn about money, whether that’s preparing for retirement, saving for college, crafting a budget or starting to invest. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Yahoo, TIME, AP, CNET, New York Post and more.
Ever since joining her high school newspaper, loans expert Dori has been a journalist. After graduating from college, she started her freelance journey while working full time for other companies.
She has led talks and discussions aimed at helping journalists as well as help organize conferences and conventions for professional and student journalists.
While Dori originally started her career writing about food, she moved on to covering the local community, then writing and editing a parenting and pediatrics website. Most of her career has been writing about loans and other money matters, and she prefers researching and writing about underrepresented communities.
Expertise
- Loans
- Mortgages
- Personal Finance
Achievements
- More than a decade writing about money
- More than two decades as a journalist
- Served as president of the Florida Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
- Work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, USA Today and more
Other Publications
- 8 Best Mint Alternatives to Replace the Budgeting App
- Best Robo-Advisors for Investing for March 2024
Education
- Florida Atlantic University (B.A., Multimedia Studies)
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 17, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 16, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 15, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 12, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 11, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 10, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 9, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 8, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 3, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 2, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: July 1, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
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Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 28, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 27, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 26, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 25, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 24, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 19, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 18, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 17, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 14, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 13, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 12, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 11, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 10, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 7, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 6, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 5, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 4, 2024—Rates Rise
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's... -
Current HELOC & Home Equity Loan Rates: June 3, 2024—Rates Are Mixed
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home's...
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About
With nearly two decades in journalism, Dori Zinn has covered loans and other personal finance topics for the better part of her career. She loves helping people learn about money, whether that’s preparing for retirement, saving for college, crafting a budget or starting to invest. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Yahoo, TIME, AP, CNET, New York Post and more.