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About

Rates first. Hype never.

Vistarates is a US personal finance comparison site. The bet is simple: mid-tier finance content goes stale, and readers can tell. We automate data freshness and show our work.

Fresh data

Official benchmarks plus timestamped product tables.

Clear disclosure

How we get paid sits on every page, not buried in footnotes.

Score match

Offers ranked for the credit range you actually have.

What we do

We compare credit cards, savings rates, mortgages, and bank bonuses. Every material number carries a verification date. Offers are matched to credit score ranges so you see products you can realistically get approved for.

What we are not

We are not a bank, lender, card issuer, or advisor. We do not open accounts for you. Affiliate relationships are disclosed on every page.

How the site is built

Static Astro site, git as the content store, hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Rate benchmarks pull from official APIs (FRED, Freddie Mac PMMS). Content production uses a multi-agent pipeline with compliance gates. The site stays fully noindexed while inventory is built.

Who runs it

Founded by Martin M. (HeyLead LLC), a performance marketing operator with long experience in SEO, analytics, and affiliate-aware content systems. Nights and weekends project alongside client work.

Roadmap (honest version)

  • Now: rates layer, bonuses hub, card database shell, compliance pages, evergreen guides.
  • Next: real affiliate offers, live newsletter, public index once inventory is solid.
  • Later: deeper loans and credit hubs, audience layers (military, students, newcomers), calculators.