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Matt Schulz

Matt Schulz

1year covering personal finance

110+ articles on LendingTree

Latest Articles by Matt Schulz

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Survey: 83% Who Asked for Lower APR Got One

83% of People Who Asked for Lower Credit Card Interest Rate in Past Year Got One — Highest Since Pandemic

83% of cardholders who asked for a lower interest rate on a credit card in…

August 11, 2025

11 min read

Less for More: New-Home Sizes Have Decreased Slightly Nationwide, While Prices Per Square Foot Have Jumped 95%

New Homes Are 11% Smaller but 74% More Expensive per Square Foot

The average size of new single-family homes sold nationwide decreased by 11.2% from 2014 (2,707…

August 11, 2025

6 min read

States Where $1,000 Car Payments Are Most Common

8.6% with auto loans for new or used vehicles and leases had at least one…

July 22, 2025

10 min read

Study: Tips and Restaurant Spending in US

Full-Service Restaurant Tips With a Card Average Nearly 20%; Delaware Tips Most, While California Is Stingiest

Americans who tipped with a card or digital payment at full-service restaurants gave an average…

July 18, 2025

10 min read

National Park Service Statistics: Visits, Spending

National Park Service (NPS) Statistics: Visits, Spending and Credit Card Tips

LendingTree analyzed government data on visits to and spending at or around NPS sites and…

June 02, 2025

6 min read

63% of Americans Believe a Recession Is Coming

Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Believe a Recession Is Coming, and Most Aren’t Financially Ready for It

Most think the economy is heading for a recession and that they’re not financially prepared…

May 19, 2025

8 min read

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