Is it too late to apply for debt relief?
Debt relief offers a way to restructure and reduce your total debt amount and generally lowers or simplifies your payments on the new balance.
6 min read
Jul 15, 2024
Marlese Lessing
Writer, Small business loans
EXPERTISE
- Small business loans
- Personal finance
- Budgeting
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science, University of Connecticut
Marlese Lessing has been a writer for Bankrate since 2022. She has written content for a variety of verticals, including technology, networking and security. She brings a love of business finance and storytelling to her content creation expertise, alongside a background in B2B writing.
When she’s not writing about small business loans for Bankrate’s partners, Marlese enjoys hiking, playing Dungeons and Dragons, writing creative fiction and needlework.
Marlese earned her bachelor’s degree in animal science and journalism from the University of Connecticut.
Marlese's latest articles
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