Authors & Editorial Team
The people behind CashCompassPro content.
Megan Holcomb
Senior Editor, Consumer Lending
Megan Holcomb is a Minneapolis-based personal finance writer with nine years of experience covering short-term lending, credit building, and household budgeting. Before joining CashCompassPro she spent four years as a staff writer at a regional credit union network, where she built financial literacy curriculum used by more than 30,000 members. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota and is an AFCPE-candidate Accredited Financial Counselor. Megan reviews every payday, installment, and emergency loan guide on the site against current state regulator data.
Darnell Pierce, MBA
Lead Reviewer, Rates & Compliance
Darnell Pierce is an independent consumer-credit analyst based in Atlanta with twelve years of experience reviewing small-dollar loan products and state lending statutes. He previously worked as a compliance analyst for a multi-state installment lender and as a researcher for a nonprofit consumer advocacy group. Darnell holds an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. He fact-checks APR ranges, fee disclosures, and state legality on every commercial page at least annually and after any major regulatory change.
See also: Editorial Guidelines · Fact-Checking Policy