Tim Maxwell

Writer

• Former broadcast news journalist
• Bylines at USA Today, Washington Post, Bankrate, and LendingTree

Experience

Tim Maxwell is a former broadcast journalist with more than 20 years working in the media, including three years of experience in personal finance. Maxwell started as a broadcast news writer and field journalist before working at 20th Century Fox and NBC Universal as a digital media specialist for over 19 years. He became an SEO writer at TheHOTH and a financial writer at LendingTree, FinanceBuzz, Dotdash Meredith, and Fox Business. Maxwell is currently a financial contributor at CreditCards.com, Bankrate, Experian, CBS News, Newsweek, and Red Tree Media.

He is also the founder of the Incomist where he publishes personal finance content.

Expertise

• Insurance
• Credit cards
• Banking
• Retirement
• Student and personal loans
• Mortgages

Education

Maxwell has a bachelor's in mass communications from Fresno State University.