Anna Helhoski is a senior writer covering economic news and trends in consumer finance at NerdWallet. She is also an authority on student loans. She joined NerdWallet in 2014. Her work has appeared in The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. She previously covered local news in the New York metro area for the Daily Voice and New York state politics for The Legislative Gazette. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Purchase College, State University of New York.
- Education: B.A. in journalism from Purchase College, State University of New York
- Awards: SABEW’s 2023 Goldschmidt FRED Fellowship
- Organizations: The Society for American Business Editors and Writers
- Previous experience: Daily Voice, The Legislative Gazette
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Junk Fees Explained: Removing The "Hidden" In Hidden Fees
Junk fees, or hidden fees, are costs that are added at the end of checkout that can really add up and increase total costs. Anna Helhoski details what exactly junk fees are and current laws to increase transparency on these fees.
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Quotes and interviews
NBC Los Angeles. Student Loan Borrower Says He Was Duped Into Pricey Consolidation Service.
Check Your Balances. Student Loans with Anna Helhoski.
CNBC. Biden will extend payment pause for student loan borrowers. Yet timeline remains unclear.
CNBC. Debt balances rise as the debate over extending student loan forgiveness continues in Congress.
CNN Business. You don't have to pay your federal student loans right now, but here's why you should.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Parent PLUS Debt Relief: the Good and Bad.
Boston 25 News. Debt forgiveness? How Mass. leaders feel about the student loan burden.
Newsweek. Are Student Loan Payments Deferred? Trump Executive Order on Student Loans Explained.
ABC: Start Here podcast. April 7.
Other publications
The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, CBS News, ABC News, CNBC, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, The Independent