Anna Helhoski, Senior Writer/Content Strategist

Anna Helhoski is a senior writer covering economic news and trends in consumer finance at NerdWallet. She cohosts and produces Money News segments of NerdWallet's Smart Money podcast. She is also an authority on student loans. She joined NerdWallet in 2014. Her work has been syndicated in news outlets nationwide including The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. She previously covered local news in the New York metro area for the Daily Voice and New York state politics for The Legislative Gazette. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Purchase College, State University of New York.

Education: B.A. in journalism from Purchase College, State University of New York
Awards: SABEW’s 2023 Goldschmidt FRED Fellowship
Organizations: The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, Online News Association, Society of Professional Journalists — Deadline Club
Previous experience: Daily Voice, The Legislative Gazette

Anna's picks

The CFPB Is Still Standing … Barely. But Is It Doing Anything?

by Rick VanderKnyff

Republicans have long targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for elimination. It survives, for now, but has drastically scaled back its work.

4 Ways to Become Your Own Consumer Advocate

by Kimberly Palmer

With consumer protection agencies scaling back, consumers can take steps to protect their financial well-being.

Splurge Now, Save Later? 4 Things to Buy Before Prices Rise

by Tommy Tindall

Don’t let tariffs scare you, but do get ahead of big purchases if you can. Appliances, iPhones, cars and imported booze all make our list.

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Quotes and interviews

NBC Los Angeles. Student Loan Borrower Says He Was Duped Into Pricey Consolidation Service.
Check Your Balances. Student Loans with Anna Helhoski.
CNBC. Biden will extend payment pause for student loan borrowers. Yet timeline remains unclear.
CNBC. Debt balances rise as the debate over extending student loan forgiveness continues in Congress.
CNN Business. You don't have to pay your federal student loans right now, but here's why you should.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Parent PLUS Debt Relief: the Good and Bad.
Boston 25 News. Debt forgiveness? How Mass. leaders feel about the student loan burden.
Newsweek. Are Student Loan Payments Deferred? Trump Executive Order on Student Loans Explained.
ABC: Start Here podcast. April 7.

Other publications

ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, MSN, NBC News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Associated Press, The Independent, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, Time, USA Today, Yahoo News