Recaps

Published on February 18th, 2019 | by William Charles

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Best Posts Last Week: Ebates Partners With American Express, Deals Galore & More

It was a slow week for credit cards and most of it was unfortunately bad news. American Airlines gift cards seem to not currently be triggering AmEx airline credits. Chase sent out forced product conversion notices to some ‘government entity clients’, even though they aren’t government entities. In better news we looked at how to get 1.3¢ per point in value from the City National Bank Visa Infinite card and also how the new WeWork benefit works on the Business Platinum card.

It was another good week for bank account bonuses, we updated the best bonuses for February. A number of $300 bonuses became available, for example: Summit Federal for those in NY, Home State Bank for those in IL and Penn Community Bank offering business clients in PA $300 as well. We also added a number of new high interest accounts to our best list.

The biggest news of the week was that Ebates has partnered with American Express allowing you to convert 1¢ in Ebates credit to one membership rewards point. This also makes the Ebates card more valuable. Burger King is offering new app users a SourDough king sandwich for $0.01. You can get a $10 free Tangers outlets gift card and 250 Starbucks stars from a 60 day free trial of Spotify. There is also a coupon for $7 off $7 at Kmart. Full list of deals can be viewed below.

As always a lot of the good deals have already expired, make sure to either follow us on Twitter, get instant notifications or get daily e-mail updates so you don’t miss any deals. If we missed any deals or you have an idea for a post, please let us know (will@doctorofcredit.com or chuck@doctorofcredit.com). 

All Of Our Posts

Credit Cards

• Will American Airlines Gift Cards Trigger the Amex Airline Credit now that they Show as ‘Gift Certificates’?
• The Ebates Credit Card just got a lot more Valuable – Earn 3x Membership Rewards for Many Online and Store Purchases
• Chase Sending Out Business Credit Card Forced Product Conversion Letters For ‘Government Entity Clients’
• Maximizing City National Bank Crystal Visa Infinite Points (1.3¢ In Real Value)
• Reserve Credit Card Review (Various Banks) 50,000 Point/$500 Bonus, $450 Annual Fee, $250 Travel Credit
• New Marriott Credit Card Bonuses
• How To Maximize Your Credit Limits With Each Card Issuer
• American Express WeWork Benefit: Everything You Need To Know
• Fidelity Visa (2% Back Card) $100 Sign Up Bonus Publicly Available
• Does Downgrading Citi Prestige to Preferred Reset the 24 Month Bonus Clock? Maybe
• [CA only?] Kinecta MyPerks Mastercard: $500 Bonus After $6,000 In Spend
• [Targeted] 10,000 Membership Rewards Points For Enrolling In Pay Over Time
• [Targeted] New Round Of American Express Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Upgrade Offers
• American Express Bonvoy Brilliant Card Now Available Via Referral (100k + 20k Available)
• Rewards Glitch for American Express Purchases Made on January 31st
• [Targeted] Citi American Airlines MileUp 15,000 Miles + $50/$100 Bonus
• [Targeted] Capital One Offering Referral Bonuses To Some Cardholders
• [Expired] Last Chance For SPG Personal, Marriott Business & Southwest Companion Pass Offers

Bank Bonuses

• Best Bank Account Bonuses For February, 2019
• [NY only] Summit Federal Credit Union Up To $300 Checking Bonus – Direct Deposit Not Required
• [IL only] Home State Bank $300 Checking Bonus
• [IL only] Old Second Bank $125 Checking Bonus
• [PA, In Branch only] Penn Community Bank $300 Business Checking & Savings Bonus
• [Northeastern PA only] Fidelity Bank $200 Checking
• [FL, GA, SC, AL] Ameris Bank $100 Checking Bonus
• [MD & PA] PeoplesBank $200 Checking Bonus
• [Morris County, NJ only] Picatinny Credit Union $150 Checking Bonus
• [MD, DC & VA only] Sandy Spring Bank $150 Checking Bonus
• [VA, MD NC] Union Bank & Trust $100 Checking Bonus
• [MI] Oakland University Credit Union $100 Checking Bonus – Incoming Freshmen Only
• [Targeted] [AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, TN] IBERIABANK $200-$350 Checking Account Bonus
• [Targeted] BBVA Compass $200 Checking Bonus
• [Targeted FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, OH, TN, WV] Fifth Third $1,500 Business Checking Bonus
• Susquehanna Community Bank 3.00% APY Introductory Savings Rate, 2.53% Afterward (Minimum $100,000)
• Western State Bank 2.50% APY Money Market with No Minimum [Nationwide]
• NASA FCU 3.2% APY 15-Month CD [Nationwide]
• [AR, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, OK, TX] Great Southern Bank 2.48% APY On Balances Over $2,500
• SoFi Money 2.25% Checking Account Removes Spend and Deposit Requirements

Deals

• Ebates Partners with American Express to Allow Converting Ebates Cashback into Membership Rewards Points (1:1)
• Burger King: New App Users Get Single SourDough King Sandwich For $0.01
• Free $10 Tanger Outlets Giftcard
• Get 250 Starbucks Stars with Free Spotify Premium 60-Day Trial
• [2/15-4/15] Get $5 Free Uber Credit Every Day with Dr. Pepper UPC Submission, Max $25 in Credits
• [Targeted] Select Banks: AirBnB 15% Back, $96 Max [Chase, BofA, Regions, Suntrust & More]
• Kmart: $7 Off $7+ In Store – Text SURPRISE to 56278
• Pei Review – Card Linked Loyalty Program
• [YMMV] Delta: Book Three Round Trips Between Out Of Select (Varies) And Get 10k Bonus Miles
• Amex Offers: Starbucks Get 15% back, up to $5 [Targeted]
• Free Four-Month Apple Music Subscription (New Users Only)
• United Airlines Mile Play Promotion: Bonus Miles For Completing Certain Requirements (Varies By Person)
• Hyatt Q1/Q2 2019 More Points Promotion – Earn 1,000/1,500 Points Per Night
• Join Marriott Bonvoy, Get A Free Night Certificate (Up To 25k Points) After Two Paid Stays
• Amtrak: Buy One, Get One Free Sale
• Rank My Ride – Get Paid $5 Per Ridesharing Ride You Review [NYC, Los Angeles & San Francisco Only)
• [Targeted] eBay: $10 Off $30]
• PPDG: $100 Hotels.com For $90
• [Targeted] GrubHub: $10 Off $20 To Celebrate One Year Anniversary
• Bitmo: 14% Off 2 Gift Cards With Promo Code SWEET14
• Groupon: Free 3-Month Pandora Subscription
• Costco: $100 iTunes Giftcard For $84.49 Or $25 For $21.49
• Lyft Black History Month Promotion: Free $10 Ride To Points Of Interest
• Delta Flash Sales: Domestic From 14,000 Miles Roundtrip
• [YMMV] Amazon Restaurants: Free Delivery With Promo Code FOODLOVER ($20 Minimum)
• Kroger Giftcard Deals: 4x On Dining & Entertainment, $5 Off Happy & More
• Swagbucks: Get $30 with Hulu Subscription Signup
• IHG: Up To 25% Off Award Stays In NYC
• [Targeted] Lyft: Take Two Airport Rides, Get Two $5 Credits
• UberEats: 2 Free Deliveries With Promo Code TWICEASNICE32 [YMMV]
• UberEats: 2 Free Deliveries With Promo Code FEBTREAT19 [YMMV]
• Swych: $50 Cirque du Soleil Giftcard For $40 With Promo Code ACROBATS + 5x
• [OOS] Amazon: Apple Watch Series 3 From $199
• [Dead] Sprint Customers: Free $5 Starbucks Giftcard Through ‘My Sprint Rewards’
• [Expired] Amazon: Latest Model iPad (32GB-Wifi) for just $249
• [Expired] Alaska: Buy One, Get One Free On Select Flights With Promo Code COAST2COAST (Works On Single Tickets)
• [Expired] Ebates 14% Cashback at Many Stores including Dell and Saks, Today Only (2/14)
• [Expired] Chase Pay: $5 off your Meal on Valentine’s Day, All Day on February 14th
• [Expired] Delta Flash Sales: Domestic From 10,000 Miles, Comfort+ From 11,000 Miles Roundtrip
• [Expired] Join Singapore Airline’s KrisFlyer & Get 500 Miles For Free
• [Dead] T-Mobile: Reply To Tweet & Get $10 Restaurant Giftcard (Don’t Have To Be T-Mobile Customer)
• [Expired] Southwest (From $44) & JetBlue (From $38) Sales
• [Expired] [Targeted] eBay: 8% in eBay Bucks with no Minimum [2/12-2/14]
• [Expired] T-Mobile Tuesdays: $4 Alita Tickets, 10¢ Off Shell & More
• [Expired] Raise: 3% Off Sitewide With Promo Code SWEET ($10 Maximum Savings)
• [Expired] [YMMV] DoorDash: $5 Off $10+ With Promo Code LUNCHPICKUP (Works On Any Order)
• [Expired] Kmart: $5 Off $5+ In Store – Text LOVE to 56278
• [OOS] eBay: $100 Lowe’s For $90 (Limit 3)
• [Expired] Topcashback is Offering 12% at Dell this Week, Use up your $100 Amex Dell Credits
• [Expired] Amazon: Save on Gift Cards for Lord & Taylor, Legal Sea, Coldstone, and Shoney’s
• [Dead] [YMMV] UPS MyChoice Premium – One Year Free – BBGN2LEJ6
• [Expired] Rite Aid Giftcard Deals: Uber, Netflix, Google Play & More
• [Expired] Lowe’s 11% Rebate of up to $500 in Select Stores [2/10-2/16]
• [Expired] Topcashback: 10% Back On Raise.com
• [Expired] Amazon: Save on Gift Cards for Steak n Shake, Lane Bryant, Coldstone, and Shoney’s

Misc

• Hyatt 2019 Award Category Changes – 130 Increasing, 129 Decreasing
• Priority Pass Adds Floret By Café Flora To SeaTac (SEA)
• You Can Price Match With Dell & Use A Portal
• SPG Data Breach: You Can Now Check If Your Data Was Stolen
• Chase Now Displays 2 Years of Transaction History in the Online Login
• IHG Acquires Luxury Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spa For $300 Million
• Hilton Launches Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi For 120,000 Points Per Night, New Highest ‘Category’
• Capital One Launches Business CreditWise – Free Business Credit Report
• Ibotta to Launch ‘Pay with Ibotta’, Gift Card Service similar to MPX
• Ryanair Launches ‘Frequent Flyer Program’ Ryanair Choice (Really Paid Membership For Benefits)
• JP Morgan To Release First US Bank Backed Cryptocurrency ‘JPM Coin’
• Hertz Expiration Change: Points Expire After 18 Months Instead Of 24
• Kroger To Launch Mobile Payments (Kroger Pay) & New Rewards Card
• Topcashback Aware Of Raise Reporting Issues (2% Instead Of 10%) Will Be Fixed
• Share Your Pei Referrals Here
• oneworld To Launch Branded Lounges
• Wells Fargo Systems & Services Restored
• Daily Deals – Updated Constantly With New Deals

Manufactured Spending

• Paypal Business Debit Card can only be Funded with Bank Account Starting in March
• Safeway: Save on $15 When You Buy 2 $100 Visa Giftcards [Vons, Randall’s, Albertsons, Tom Thumb, Acme, Jewel, Shaw’s]
• Simon Mall Increases Giftcard Limit To $25,000 Daily (From $10,000)

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Just wanted to mention that Ebates is offering 15 (!) percent back on Dell today. If you manage(d) to sign up to earn MR instead of cash, that’s 15X MR. They’re also having a good sale for Presidents Day with extra doorbusters today.

If you have the BoA CR card and have chosen the Online category, and you value MR at 1.6 cpp, that’s effectively 27% back on already-reduced prices.

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February 18, 2019 2:42 pm