Our mission
Lantern’s Mission is to help people realize their dreams by providing the knowledge and tools they need to find and choose the best financial product for them.
Our Story
Lantern is owned and operated by digital personal-finance company SoFi, a trusted name in fintech. As a product comparison platform, we offer a simple and transparent way to find financing in an unbiased marketplace.
We understand the lending process is not easy for everyone — and seek to help you determine which products make the most sense for your unique financial situation.
Lantern adds auto loan refinancing, student loan refinancing, credit cards, and mortgages to its offerings.
Lantern partners with online lenders to begin providing SMB and personal loan offers. It adds lenders participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to its network to help businesses struggling during COVID-19.
Lantern acquired by SoFi.
We understand the lending process is not easy for everyone — and seek to help you determine which products make the most sense for your unique financial situation.
Meet our editorial team
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AJ Smith is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience. Her personal finance work has appeared on websites including MarketWatch, Forbes, Yahoo Finance and Credit.com.
Caroline Hwang
Managing Editor
Caroline Hwang is a journalist, editor, and author who has been covering personal finance for more than 20 years. She’s been on staff at a number of outlets, from Glamour to SmartAsset.
Becca Stanek
Contributing Editor
Becca Stanek has years of experience as an editor and writer in the personal finance space. She previously served as the managing editor for investing and savings at LendingTree and as an editor at SmartAsset.
Susan Guillory
Contributing Writer
Susan Guillory, MBA, has written several business books, and her articles have appeared on such sites as Forbes and AllBusiness. She is the president of Egg Marketing, a content marketing firm in San Diego.
Jason Steele
Contributing Writer
Jason Steele has been writing about credit cards and award travel since 2008. One of the nation's leading experts in this field, he has contributed to dozens of personal finance and travel outlets and has been widely quoted in the mainstream media.
Slide 1 of 5
AJ Smith is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience. Her personal finance work has appeared on websites including MarketWatch, Forbes, Yahoo Finance and Credit.com.
Caroline Hwang
Managing Editor
Caroline Hwang is a journalist, editor, and author who has been covering personal finance for more than 20 years. She’s been on staff at a number of outlets, from Glamour to SmartAsset.
Becca Stanek
Contributing Editor
Becca Stanek has years of experience as an editor and writer in the personal finance space. She previously served as the managing editor for investing and savings at LendingTree and as an editor at SmartAsset.
Susan Guillory
Contributing Writer
Susan Guillory, MBA, has written several business books, and her articles have appeared on such sites as Forbes and AllBusiness. She is the president of Egg Marketing, a content marketing firm in San Diego.
Jason Steele
Contributing Writer
Jason Steele has been writing about credit cards and award travel since 2008. One of the nation's leading experts in this field, he has contributed to dozens of personal finance and travel outlets and has been widely quoted in the mainstream media.
Slide 1 of 5
AJ Smith is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience. Her personal finance work has appeared on websites including MarketWatch, Forbes, Yahoo Finance and Credit.com.
Caroline Hwang
Managing Editor
Caroline Hwang is a journalist, editor, and author who has been covering personal finance for more than 20 years. She’s been on staff at a number of outlets, from Glamour to SmartAsset.
Becca Stanek
Contributing Editor
Becca Stanek has years of experience as an editor and writer in the personal finance space. She previously served as the managing editor for investing and savings at LendingTree and as an editor at SmartAsset.
Susan Guillory
Contributing Writer
Susan Guillory, MBA, has written several business books, and her articles have appeared on such sites as Forbes and AllBusiness. She is the president of Egg Marketing, a content marketing firm in San Diego.
Jason Steele
Contributing Writer
Jason Steele has been writing about credit cards and award travel since 2008. One of the nation's leading experts in this field, he has contributed to dozens of personal finance and travel outlets and has been widely quoted in the mainstream media.
