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- Property & Casualty Insurance
- Student Loans
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Kat Tretina is a personal finance writer for Compare.com, specializing in insurance and debt management. For the past seven years, she’s been writing for several notable personal finance publications, including U.S News & World Report, NerdWallet, Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, Fortune, and more. She’s passionate about using her expertise to help people understand their financial options.
Kat earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Elizabethtown College and her master’s from West Chester University. She also holds certifications in financial education and student loan counseling.
Kat has been writing for Compare.com since 2025.
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