History
CreditCards.com was founded in 2004 by Dan Smith, former CEO of ClickSuccess. Smith purchased the CreditCards.com domain name for $2.75 million, which at the time was one of the largest sums paid for a domain name. Smith served as CEO from 2004-2006. In 2006, CreditCards.com was acquired by a group led by Austin Venture Capital, which appointed Elisabeth DeMarse as head of the company. In 2010, Bankrate, Inc. acquired CreditCards.com for $143.1 million. Chris Speltz has served as CEO of CreditCards.com since 2010.
Research and Studies
CreditCards.com conducts research and commissions scientific polls on issues relating to credit and personal finance.
Timeline
People
"Mike Zappy Zapolin" .
Founder
Alfred Pepping
Employee
Alison Woss
Employee
Anthony Mendioroz
Employee
Aundraya Ruse
Employee
Brian Shumway
Employee
Brian Stacey
Employee
Cameron Tousi
Attorney
Cesar Gonzalez
Employee
Elisabeth DeMarse
Employee
Ellen Perl
Employee
John Divine
Employee
Jordan Vartanian
Employee
Joshua Mays
Employee
Juan Rodriguez
Employee
Justin Griffith
Employee
Katy (Wall) Wortham
Employee
Kenneth Skertchly
Employee
Kevin J. Sinclair
Employee
Kimberley Carmona
Employee
Company
Credit card
Personal finance
Austin, Texas
"Mike Zappy Zapolin" . (entrepreneur)
Peter Hubshman
