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Michelle Roland

Michelle Roland has 20+ years of industry experience. She is a retired freelance writer mainly focusing on the credit industry, serving as a consumer affairs manager for FICO and account manager for Equifax.

Expertise
  • Writing
  • Editing
  • Fact-Checking
Education
  • DePaul University
    Masters, Finance
    1996-2000
    New York University
    Masters, MBA
    1975-1981
    New York University
    Bachelors, Biology
    1969-1973

About the Author

Retired in 2014 after forty years of credit industry experience with Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO), Credit.com, Nerdwallet.com, Credityelp.com, and others. Presenting various roles in my life, I enjoy each: Writer, credit scoring subject matter expert, media spokesman, credit bureau operations manager, online community manager, consumer affairs manager, and expert witness.

Experience

Michelle has 20+ years of industry experience and is a retired freelance writer mainly focusing on the credit industry. She is also well-defined as a credit expert with decades of consumer credit working experience, serving as a consumer affairs manager for FICO and account manager for Equifax, contributing solid hands-on credit knowledge to her audience.

As a writer, Michelle joined CreditYelp this year and has created many popular articles on credit cards and personal loans.

Education

DePaul University
Masters, Finance
1996-2000
New York University
Masters, MBA
1975-1981
New York University
Bachelors, Biology
1969-1973