Lena Whitfield

Lender Comparisons Editor

Lena spent eleven years on the consumer finance beat at two regional newspapers, then four years freelancing for national outlets covering small-dollar lenders. She has called the corporate press lines for Advance America, ACE Cash Express, CashNetUSA, Check Into Cash, Check 'n Go, and Speedy Cash more times than she can count, and she reads the disclosures so the reader does not have to.

For Payday Loan Compare she covers head-to-head lender comparisons, fee and disclosure analysis, storefront vs online vs app-based lending, and CFPB and state enforcement actions. She writes from Detroit.