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.
CreditCards.com conducts research and commissions scientific polls on issues relating to credit and personal finance.
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"Mike Zappy Zapolin" .
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Alfred Pepping
Employee
Alison Woss
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Anthony Mendioroz
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Aundraya Ruse
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Brian Shumway
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Brian Stacey
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Cameron Tousi
Attorney
Cesar Gonzalez
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Elisabeth DeMarse
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Ellen Perl
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John Divine
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Jordan Vartanian
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Joshua Mays
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Juan Rodriguez
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Justin Griffith
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Katy (Wall) Wortham
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Kenneth Skertchly
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Kevin J. Sinclair
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Kimberley Carmona
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Kristina Drake
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Mike Ford
Investor
Nicole Ciomek
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Peter Hubshman
Founder
Phil Pearce
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