Sunday Round Up: 15th June Checking Account Bonuses, Credit Scores & More

Another big week here at DoC, one of the most interest consumer credit news was the study that showed auto insurance premiums are affected by an individuals credit score. This just goes to show why it’s so important in understanding how credit scoring algorithms work, if you haven’t already read our general post on credit scores & then read our post on the FICO score.

There was also a lot of new and expiring checking offers. The First Niagara offer has unfortunately expired, we did warn you that this was going to happen though. There was a reason why this offer was ranked our #1 checking promo for the duration it was available. Chase stepped up and offered a $400 public coupon code for their checking & savings account, but we recommend going for the $500 offer they have instead.

This was a great week for the site as we added our first staff writer, Arielle! She also contributed two great posts last week, she gave us an excellent overview of how amex offers work and some profitable examples. She was also the first to blog about the $20 free giftcard from Staples. If you haven’t already we also recommend reading her post on how to get free gas.

Posts From Around The Web

• Travel is free gave a great overview of United Miles, unfortunately this timed in with the United announcement of going revenue based.
• Debt Blag looked at two pieces of legislation and how they could change how student loans operate
• Big habitat broke the news that Sears now earns 9x points per dollar spent through the Southwest portal, frequent miler then looked at how to best utilize this (the comments are worth reading for a few tips)
• Points miles & martinis told us about a $350 airline credit you can earn if you’re headed to Las Vegas
• Travel With Grant had a little trick to possibly get the 0% intro APR added back to the Bacrclay Arrival card for new applicants
• Head for points had a great reader article that looked into a Hilton timeshare offer, I’m going to be on the lookout for a similar offer so I can cover it here. Has any of my readers done something similar in the US?

Posts From Our Own Site

Sunday 8th

• Sunday Round: Week Ending June 8th – Manufactured Spending & Charity
• Negative Changes To Evolve Money

Monday 9th

• Receive $5 Off An Amazon.com Purchase By Installing Their 1Button App
• Amazon.com Experimenting With A 5% Cash Back Store Card
• Study Finds That Car Insurance Premiums Are Affected By Credit Scores
• KeyBank $150 Checking Promotion [AK, CO, ID, IN, ME, MI, NY, OH, OR, UT, VT, or WA only]
• CitiBank ThankYou Checking Promotions
• [PA only] Adams County National Bank (ACNB) $100 Checking Promotion
• Guzzling Gas Deals At Giant and Stop and Shop: Get Free Gas For Purchasing Gift Cards

Tuesday 10th

• United To Move To A Revenue Based Frequent Flyer Model
• American Express & Uber Announce Partnership
• Get $20 At Sears For Only $1 | Must Be A New TopCashBack Member
• Best Credit Cards For Restaurant Spend

Wednesday 11th

• [MI, IL, IN, OH, KY only] Meijer.com Manufactured Spending Opportunity
• Public $400 Chase Checking + Savings Coupon
• Changes To The American Express Fidelity Rewards Sign Up Promotion
• First Niagra $250 Checking Promotion Ending Soon
• Get $15 Off When You Purchase $150 In American Express Gift Cards From Office Depot/Office Max
• [PA]Citadel Banking Offers An Increased Sign Up Bonus Of $200

Thursday 12th

• Staples Deal 6/15-21/14: $20 Visa Gift Card with Purchase of $300 in Visa Gift Cards via EasyRebates
• Welcome To Our First Contributor: Arielle Bianchimano
• Chase $500 Bonus ($300 Checking + $200 Savings Coupons)
• Best Credit Card For Grocery Store Purchases

Friday 13th

• Increase Your Chances Of Receiving The Discover it Secured Card
• Best Credit Cards For Office Supply Purchases
• AmEx Offers: An Introduction & Profitable Examples

Saturday 14th

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