WalletHub

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WalletHub
Company typePrivate
IndustryPersonal finance, Fintech
FoundedAugust 5, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08-05)
Headquarters
Miami
,
U.S.
Number of employees
110
Websitewww.wallethub.com

WalletHub (formerly CardHub.com) is a personal finance company that launched in August 2013.[1][2] It is based in Miami[3] and owned by Evolution Finance, Inc.[4][5]

WalletHub offers free consumer tools,[6][7][8] such as its WalletLiteracy Quiz[9][10] and its Financial Fitness Tool, which provides users with credit reports, credit scores and credit monitoring.[11][12] Similarly, WalletHub has tools for comparing credit cards, personal loans, car insurance and bank accounts.[13][14][15]

History

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According to Web reports, WalletHub initially positioned itself as a "personal finance social network" with a focus on reviews for financial advisors.[2][16][17]  It later pivoted to become a comprehensive personal finance platform[18][19][20][21] offering a wide range of tools and resources to help users manage their money effectively.[22][23][24][25]

The company has produced a wide range of research reports, including a quarterly credit card debt report and reports comparing cities and states in financially relevant categories.[26][27][28][29] For example, in mid-November 2021, a weekly The New York Times feature used Wallethub's data for what The Times headlined "The Best and Worst Cities For Celebrating Thanksgiving".[30]

WalletHub only covers the US cities with populations of at least 200,000 based on the recent US Census instead of all incorporated cities on different evaluations from best cities to live, raise a family, employment, etc.

Finally, the company successfully overcame a public trademark dispute with Major League Baseball, brought on behalf of the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs, in 2015.[31][32]

Products and services

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WalletHub offers a suite of products and services designed to give people more visibility over their finances and help them improve their financial performance. This includes financial-product comparison tools[33] that help people find the best credit cards,[34][35][36][37] car insurance,[38][39][40] bank accounts, etc., as well as in-depth studies and analysis.[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] WalletHub also offers free credit scores, reports and monitoring through a partnership with TransUnion.[51][52][53][54][55][56][57]

References

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  2. ^ a b "New Website Lists Consumer Reviews of Financial Advisors". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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  5. ^ Jergler, Don (April 8, 2014). "Another Auto Insurance Report for California". Insurance Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Givan, Alexandra (February 25, 2015). "Online Calculator Lets You Estimate Savings by Teleworking". WRC-TV News. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Gerstner, Lisa. "Save Big by Getting Rid of Your Cable TV". Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  8. ^ Fottrel, Quinten (September 25, 2015). "Why you should upgrade your iPhone every 3 years". MarketWatch. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  9. ^ Bigda, Carolyn (April 27, 2015). "WalletHub quiz puts your money know-how to the test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  10. ^ Kennecke, Angela (April 23, 2015). "Finding Your Financial Literacy". KELO-TV News. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Stark, Michelle (December 7, 2015). "Feeling uneasy about finances? WalletHub as a new tool that may help". WHNT-TV News. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  12. ^ Highfield, David (December 3, 2015). "New Financial Tool Could Help Manage Holiday Budgeting". KDKA-TV News. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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  15. ^ "Fed's quarter-point rate hike may be its last for a while. How it affects you and stocks". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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  22. ^ Scott, Ryan (February 15, 2023). "A&M-Commerce Faculty Featured in WalletHub 'Ask the Experts' Series". Texas A&M University-Commerce. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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  26. ^ Schiff, Molly (August 5, 2022). "The 7 places in the U.S. with the most credit card debt". NBC Universal. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  27. ^ Mejia, Jessica (October 25, 2022). "South Carolina ranked 9th least safe state, according to WalletHub". ABC Columbia. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  28. ^ Wallace, Lance. "Oglethorpe Ranks Highly in 'Cost & Financing' in WalletHub Best Colleges List". oglethorpe.edu. Oglethorpe University. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  29. ^ Carberry Mogan, Luke (August 20, 2022). "Map: These are the states with the most and least credit card debt". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  30. ^ Michael Kolomatsky (November 18, 2021). "Which Cities Are Best at Celebrating Thanksgiving?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  31. ^ Medici, Andy (August 24, 2015). "This sentence caused MLB to drop trademark dispute with small D.C. firm". Washington Business Journal. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  32. ^ Overly, Steven (April 9, 2023). "Meet the start-up in a trademark war with the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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  36. ^ "Purdue Federal Credit Union recognized in WalletHub's "Best No Balance Transfer Fee Credit Cards" for 2024". CUInsight. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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  38. ^ Lavery, Rosemary (November 2, 2023). "Quintal on Branding & Car Insurance: WalletHub". Emerson Today. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  39. ^ Donzelli, Joe (February 19, 2024). "Multiple NSU Florida Experts Featured on WalletHub". Newsroom. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  40. ^ Hay, Bryan (November 30, 2023). "In the media: Prof. Kincaid featured in WalletHub on car insurance issues". News. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  41. ^ DeVon, Cheyenne (November 23, 2023). "25% of Americans still have holiday debt from last year: 'If you're in a hole, stop digging,' says money expert". CNBC. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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  48. ^ DeVon, Cheyenne (November 9, 2023). "The 10 U.S. states with the highest and lowest average credit scores—see how your state compares". CNBC. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  49. ^ "Fed's quarter-point rate hike may be its last for a while. How it affects you and stocks". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  50. ^ "WalletHub: Honolulu city hit hardest by inflation". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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