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Kyle Burbank

Head Writer ~ Fioney
Kyle is the head writer for Fioney. He is a personal finance nerd, constantly looking for new apps and services to test and incorporate into his own financial game plan. In addition to his role at Fioney, he's written for other publications including Born2Invest, Lifehack, and Laughing Place, as well as his own site Money@30. He also creates personal finance and travel-related videos for Fioney's YouTube channel, which has garnered more than 2 million views. Currently, Kyle resides in Springfield, Missouri with his wife of 10 years. Together, they enjoy traveling (including visiting Disney Parks around the world), dining, and playing with their dog Rigby.
Woman's hand with travel products and the Citi AAdvantage card
Credit Card News

American Airlines and Citi Debut Mid-Tier AAdvantage Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
During a recent Citi earnings call, a new mid-tier American Airlines co-branded card was teased. Now, that offering has come to fruition in the form of the Citi/AAdvantage Globe Mastercard. About the Citi/AAdvantage Globe Mastercard: Citi and American Airlines have officially unveiled the new AAdvantage Globe card. With an annual fee of $350, the mid-tier option now sits between the $99 AAdvantage Platinum Select and $595 AAdvantage Executive cards. The...
Personal Finance News

Rocket Completes $14.2 Billion Mr. Cooper Acquisition

by Kyle Burbank
The U.S.'s largest lender has now acquired the county's largest mortgage servicer. About the Rocket-Mr. Cooper Deal: Rocket Companies recently announced that its acquisition of Mr. Cooper had officially closed. The transaction cost Rocket $14.2 billion. According to the company, the combined entity will now have service nearly 10 million mortgages. As part of the deal, Mr. Cooper's CEO Jay Bray will now serve as President and CEO of Rocket...
FinTech News

Bilt Teams Up with GoPuff to Launch Home Delivery Feature

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is rolling out a Home Delivery feature, allowing members to order products to their doorstep in as little as 15 minutes. About Bilt Home Delivery: The Bilt ecosystem is expanding once again. Starting today, members will notice a Bilt Home Delivery option in the Bilt app. Powered by GoPuff, this service allows customers to order items from nearby retailers and have them delivered. In the app, members can search...
Home Buying Tips

Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Two Years Since

by Kyle Burbank
It has come to my attention that I've reached a bit of a milestone. This week marks two years since my wife and I put in an offer on a house. Funny enough, shortly after we made that offer and it was accepted, we caught a flight to Hong Kong and continued the process of moving toward closing from the other side of the world. Shortly after our return home...
Credit Card News

Mesa Homeowners Card Adds Complimentary Instacart+ Benefit

by Kyle Burbank
Another useful benefit has arrived on the Mesa Homeowners Card. About the Mesa Instacart+ Perk: Mesa is teaming up with Instacart for a new benefit. Now, Mesa Homeowners Cardholders as well as Mesa Mortgage Members can claim a complimentary one-year subscription to Instacart+. Normally priced at $99 per year, Instacart+ offers $0 delivery fees on orders of $10 or more ($35 minimum for Costco). Plus, the service includes a Peacock...
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FinTech News

Instant Financial Named Best Payments App with Tearsheet Award

by Kyle Burbank
The earned wage access FinTech Instant Financial was recently honored by Tearsheet. About Instant Financial's Award: Earlier this month, Tearsheet unveiled its 2025 Power of Payments Award recipients. Among them was Instant Financial, which was named Best Payments App (B2B or B2C). Other various category winners for this year include  J.P. Morgan Payments, Balance, Remitly, PayJoy, and Extend. Looking at past awards, it seems that this particular category was new...
Crate&Barrel Credit Card and products
Credit Card News

Crate & Barrel Reveals Updated Credit Cards Powered by Imprint

by Kyle Burbank
The premium home goods retailer Crate & Barrel is relaunching its rewards credit card with a new issuer. About the Updated Crate & Barrel and CB2 Credit Cards: Crate & Barrel is partnering with the FinTech platform Imprint to update its co-branded credit card line-up. The result is the new Crate & Barrel Visa Signature Card and the CB2 Visa Signature Card — both of which will be issued by First Bank...
Yendo app and credit card
FinTech News

Yendo Raises Another $50 Million for Asset-Backed Credit Product

by Kyle Burbank
Yendo, a platform that allows consumers to access a line of credit secured by their vehicle, has revealed a new round of funding. About Yendo's Funding Round: This week, Yendo announced that it has raised another $50 million. This Series B included participation from the likes of Spice Expeditions, Autotech Ventures, FPV Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Clocktower Technology Ventures, and Mark Cuban. To date, Yendo has now raised more than...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Credit Card News

Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Credit Card News

Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
Bilt and All Reward logos
Credit Card News

Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
PayPal Debit Card app
Checking Account Review

PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...