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Katia Iervasi

Katia Iervasi

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Katia Iervasi is a lead writer and spokesperson at NerdWallet and a former editor at Finder, specializing in insurance. Her writing and analysis on life, disability and health insurance has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Yahoo, Entrepreneur, Best Company and FT Advisor. She holds a BA in communication from Australia's Griffith University.

Latest articles by Katia Iervasi

25 articles written by this author

How much does a funeral cost in 2024?

Funerals can cost thousands of dollars, but a life insurance policy can ease the burden on your family.

Katia Iervasi 22 April 2020
How much does a funeral cost in 2024?

Best Home Equity Loans

Our list of this year's best home equity loan lenders. These lenders cater to particular types of borrowers, from military members to those with fair credit.

Katia Iervasi 30 August 2019
Best Home Equity Loans

Bank of America’s student banking options

To help students to save, the bank waives the monthly fee on select accounts.

Katia Iervasi 30 July 2019
Bank of America’s student banking options

Citibank home equity loan review

Borrow between $25,000 and $300,000 with this large-scale lender.

Katia Iervasi 2 July 2019
Citibank home equity loan review

Wells Fargo HELOC review

Rebuild equity faster and reduce interest by paying down your principal first.

Katia Iervasi 24 June 2019
Wells Fargo HELOC review

Bank of America HELOC review

Score an interest rate discount for setting up autopay and being a Preferred Rewards member.

Katia Iervasi 18 June 2019
Bank of America HELOC review

Chase HELOC review

Eligible customers stand to save up to 0.62% on their interest rate.

Katia Iervasi 18 June 2019
Chase HELOC review

Flagstar Mortgage review

If you need financing to build or renovate a home, this lender could be a good fit, but its digital tools are lacking.

Katia Iervasi 7 May 2019
Flagstar Mortgage review

Bank of America Keep the Change Savings Program review

Enroll to save your spare change without thinking about it, but you could miss out on your credit card's cash back.

Katia Iervasi 2 May 2019
Bank of America Keep the Change Savings Program review

Discover Home Equity review

Offers a $0 closing home equity home in 48 states, but no HELOCs.

Katia Iervasi 26 April 2019
Discover Home Equity review
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