Eric Freeman, Author at Intuit Credit Karma

Eric Freeman

Eric Freeman is a writer and editor at Credit Karma, specializing in credit cards and credit scores and reports. He strives to make personal finance relatable for readers and to ground complicated issues in everyday experiences. Prior to working for Credit Karma, he covered sports for publications such as GQ Magazine and Yahoo Sports and coauthored a book on the history of professional basketball. Eric earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Stanford University.

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