Andrew Dunn

Pause your loan payments: A deferment can allow you to pause your loan payments, providing relief during a financial hardship.
Avoid a default: When you miss payments and default, it can impact your credit score. A deferment allows you to pause and resume payments, keeping your loan account intact.
Avoid credit score damage: A loan deferment is not considered a negative mark by FICO, so it won’t hurt your credit score.

Writer

10+ years covering finance news
Mortgage and loan expert
Byline at LendingTree, Yahoo News, MarketWatch, and Credit Karma

Experience

Andrew Dunn is a finance writer based in Charlotte, North Carolina who has more than 10 years of experience in mortgages, mortgage refinancing, and personal and student loans. He has worked as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel, a reporter at Star News and The Charlotte Observer, and head of news and partner at the Charlotte Agenda prior to becoming the managing editor for mortgages at LendingTree.

Dunn's byline has been featured at Credit Karma, Axios Charlotte, MarketWatch Guide, Fintech Finance & News, invesBrain, Yahoo News, and Yahoo Money. Andrew was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the N.C. Press Association.

Expertise

Mortgages
Personal loans
Student loans

Education

Dunn has a bachelor's in journalism from the University of North Carolina.