Articles by Allie Johnson
Can a Balance Transfer Hurt Your Credit?
December 29, 2023
A credit card balance transfer usually lowers your credit score in the short term. Opening a new card can impact your score because it’s a... read more
Allie Johnson is an award-winning personal finance writer with more than 10 years of experience covering credit cards, mortgages, personal loans and small business. She holds a degree in magazine journalism from Ohio Universitys E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She has written for a variety of finance publications, including CreditCards.com, LendingTree and MagnifyMoney.
December 29, 2023
A credit card balance transfer usually lowers your credit score in the short term. Opening a new card can impact your score because it’s a... read more