Best Posts Last Week: Increased AmEx Bonuses, Chase Rumor & More

American Express has increased the sign up bonus on a number of credit cards, for example the Gold card is offering up to 75,000 points and Platinum up to 125,000 points. More people have been targeted for the American Express Delta no lifetime language offers. There are also increased referral bonuses available as well. Bank of America has increased the sign up bonus on the AirFrance/KLM FlyingBlue card to offer 50,000 miles + $150 statement credit. It’s rumored that the Chase Ritz-Carlton $300 travel credit will be usable on restaurant and grocery store purchases.

Service Credit Union is offering a $100 referral bonus that is available nationwide. SoFi is offering a $300 referral bonus when signing up for a loan. Chase is offering $2,000 when upgrading to Chase Private Client. A lot of good state specific bank bonuses were added last week as well.

Amazon is offering $20 off $80+ when using a Capital One Rewards point. Home Depot is offering 15% off after completing an online workshop and Groupon has a great new for new Costco memberships. DoorDash is offering $20 off $20+ on pick up orders this week. Southwest Travel Funds now convert to Southwest points at 1.28¢ per point, meaning you can get better than 1:1 transfer rates to Southwest currently.

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Credit Cards

• [Rumor] Chase Ritz-Carlton $300 Travel Credit To Be Usable On Restaurants & Groceries
• Four New Signup Bonus Offers on American Express Gold Card; 60,000 Points Public/Referral Offer or 75,000 Points With Targeted Offer
• AmEx Pre-Qual Offering Some People 125,000 Points On American Express Platinum with $5,000 Spend
• [YMMV] American Express Delta Offers – Up To 75,000 Miles + $200 Statement Credit – No Lifetime Language
• CardMatch/AmEx Pre-Qual Offering Some People 100,000 Points On American Express Platinum
• American Express Platinum 60,000 Points + 20% Credit On Restaurant Spend (Max $300)
• American Express Gold 35,000 Points + 20% Credit On Restaurant Spend (Max $250)
• Bank of America Air France/KLM FlyingBlue Credit Card 50,000 Miles Credit Bonus + $150 Statement Credit
• Increased Referral Offers For Referrer On American Express Cards (Up To 30,000 Points)
• American Express Green Card 45,000 Point Bonus Offer (YMMV)
• Barclays jetBlue Plus Card – 60,000 Point Bonus
• How To Get Higher Referrer Bonuses With American Express
• U.S. Bank Altitude Go – Sign Up Bonus Increased To 25,000 Points
• Chase No Longer Approves New Credit Card Applicants With Non-Immigrant Visas (DHS Authorization SSN)
• Chase Doing Two Hard Pulls For Some Credit Card Applications, Only Removing Duplicates On Request
• [Targeted] Chase Co-brand Cards: Get 5x Points On Grocery & Gas (Up To $1,500/Month Spend for August – Sept)
• eBay Mastercard $150 Cash Signup Bonus With $500 Spend
• [Targeted] U.S. Bank: Make 4 Online Purchases Of $75+ & Get $10 Bonus
• Chase Marriott/Ritz Credit Cards: Get 10x Points On Gas & Restaurants, Up to $3,500 [7/15-9/15]
• [Rumor] Legacy Hyatt Cardholders To Be Converted To World of Hyatt Card
• Chase United TravelBank Visa To Become Chase United Gateway Visa On 9/21
• Goldman Sachs & Barclays Competing For GM Credit Card Portfolio
• New Chase Freedom Unlimited Signup Bonus Now Available Via Referral Links ($200 + 5% Grocery)
• American Express Offering Authorized User Bonuses When Using Chat
• American Express Launches ‘Score Goals’ (Credit Score Recommendations & Tracking)
• AmEx EveryDay To EveryDay Preferred 25,000 Point Upgrade Offer
• [Targeted] Bank of America 65,000 Alaska Airlines Offer
• Chase Amazon Prime Card: Get 4% or 3% or 2% Back Everywhere With No Limits (Thru November or February)
• American Express Now Instantly Updates Balance & Available Credit Upon Payment
• Chase Removes Southwest Business Premier From Website [Showing Again]
• [DEAD][Error?] Chase Southwest Plus 100,000 Points Signup Bonus With $5,000 Spend

Bank Bonuses

• Service Credit Union $100 Referral Bonus For Both Parties
• SoFi Loan: $300 Referral Bonus
• Chase $2,000 Bonus For Upgrading To Chase Private Client
• [Update](Public Offer) SoFi Money $200 Signup Bonus: $125 For Easy Signup, $75 For Direct Deposit
• [ID, WA & OR only] Gesa Credit Union $150 Checking Bonus, Direct Deposit Not Required
• [FL only] Seacoast Bank $300 Business Checking Bonus
• [NY] Five Star Bank – $150/$250 Checking Bonus
• [CT, In Branch Only] Westfield $300 Business Checking Bonus, No Requirements
• [CT, In Branch Only] Westfield $300 Checking Bonus
• [CT, DE, D.C., MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV, In Branch] M&T Bank $300 Business Checking Bonus
• [CA only] Wescom Credit Union $250 Checking Bonus
• [MI] Comerica Bank $200 Checking Bonus
• [YMMV, CA only] USE Credit Union $300 Checking Bonus
• SoFi Invest: Free Stock Bits For New & Existing Customers
• [NY only] Apple Bank Youth (6-17) Savings Account: 3% APY On Balances Up To $10,000
• [Targeted] Citi Bundle Deal: Earn 3% Cash Back On Citi Doublecash/TYP Earning Cards When You Open Citi Priority Banking
• Cash App Offering Loans Of $20-$200 With 60% APR
• SoFi Invest: Free Stock Bits For New & Existing Customers
• [Targeted] eToro: Buy $2,000 In Crypto & Get A $200 Bonus
• BlockFi Promotion: Earn $5-$500 When You Trade $1,000-$100,000 In Cryptocurrency (Existing Users)
• [Update] Chase Private Client To Add Monthly Fee For Balances Below $150,000
• Chime Closing Some Accounts, No Reason Provided

Deals

• Amazon: Get $20 Off $80+ When You Use Capital One Rewards [Link Added]
• Groupon: One Year Costco Membership, $40 Costco Shop card & $40 Off Online For $60
• Home Depot: Complete Online Workshop & Get 15% Off Next Online Order
• Shop Your Way Rewards Points Can Now Be Used For Third Party Giftcards + $10 Bonus For Some
• Swagbucks: Get $49.50 With Green Chef Meal Delivery Subscription ($32 Cost)
• DoorDash: ‘Summer Of DashPass’ Promotions ($15 Off $15+, $20 Off, $15 Off, & $15 Off)
• Marriott: Earn 2,500 Bonus Points Per Stay & 5,000 Bonus Points On Third Stay
• eBay: 50 Face Masks From $4.55
• UberEats: Promo Codes, Discounts & Other Savings ($10 Off $30 With NEWRESTO)
• Payments Workshop – Making Payments Rewarding and Efficient
• Enterprise ‘Plus Your Points’ Promotion (20 Free Points & Double Points On All Rentals)
• Royal Farms: Free Drink When You Exchange $10+ In Rolled Coins Via Coin Exchange
• AMC Stubs Premiere $5 For New Members Or Renewals
• Rakuten/eBates: Refer A Friend & You Both Get A $30/3,000 Membership Rewards Bonus
• Aeroplan: Join & Earn 1 Mile By September 30th & Get 2,500 Bonus Miles
• Etihad: 30% Off Award Bookings
• Bitmo: Refer 5 Friends & Get $50 Lowe’s Giftcard (+$5 For Person Being Referred)
• Amazon Music HD – 90 Days Free (Or Free Upgrade)
• [Targeted] AmEx Offer: Turo, Spend $150+ & Receive $45 Statement Credit
• [Targeted] United: Complete 1-5 United MPX Offers & Get 1,000-10,000 Miles
• Target.com: Germ-X Hand Sanitizer $.99-$5.99, Free Shipping With REDcard
• Amazon: Save $20 on $100 Purchase of Baby Care Items (Diapers, Wipes, Etc.)
• AmEx Offers: Get 5x Bonus Membership Rewards Points At Darden Restaurants
• Motley Fool: Get Up To 7,400 Miles For $99 Subscription
• Chase Offers/BofA: 10%-15% Back On United Airlines ($57 Maximum)
• Walmart: Apple Watch Series 5 For $299
• Amex Offers: Save 10-15% At Starbucks, Max $5
• Amazon: Discounts On Newly Released Fire Tablets (E.g Fire HD 8 For $59.99)
• [Update] Fluz App: Buy Exact-Value Gift Cards at a Discount + up to $15.50 Signup Offer
• Swagbucks: Signup for Acorns Investing and get $30
• Target: $25 Chipotle Giftcard For $22.50 (Limit 3)
• [Texas Area] H-E-B: Get $10 GC with $50 Chipotle, Subway & More
• Amazon: $10 off $40 on Select Household Items (Tide Pods, Ziploc & More)
• Amazon: Germ-X Hand Sanitizer (32oz x 4) For $17.99
• Amazon: Apple Watch Series 3 From $169
• Panera: Free Unlimited Coffee Through September 7th With MyPanera+ (Free Subscription)
• Omni Hotels & Resorts: Buy $100 In Giftcards & Get $25 Digital Bonus
• [Targeted] AA SimplyMiles: Spend $200 At Best Buy & Earn 250 – 1,000 AA Miles
• [Update] Ebates/Rakuten Launches Restaurant Rewards Program
• Pop Insider: Free Print Subscription With Promo Code free4fans
• [Targeted] Uber: 5-30% Off Your Next 20 Rides
• [YMMV] GrubHub: $10 Off $15+ With Promo Code MAGICBAG10 or MAGICBAG5 For $5 Off
• McAlister’s: Download App & Get Free Kid’s Meal & Tea
• Radisson Rewards: Book Using App & Get 3,000 Bonus Points (Stack With 5K Promo)
• Verizon: Samsung Galaxy Buds+ For $89.99 – $99.99
• [Targeted] AmEx Offer: Wynn/Encore Las Vegas, Spend $300+ & Receive $60 Statement Credit
• Epic Games: A Total War Saga: TROY For Free
• [YMMV] Amazon Prime Student: 12 Months Of Showtime For $0.99 Per Month
• [Expired] Pluralsight: Free For This Weekend (Tech Skills)
• [Expired] Puffy: $75 Off (Free Blanket)
• [Expired] Krispy Kreme: Free Original Glazed Donut and Coffee For Teachers
• [Expired] 11% Home Depot Rebate in Many States
• [Expired] $100 Belk e-Giftcard For $80 From Cashstar (Limit 2)
• [OOS] Best Buy: Nintendo – Switch 32GB Console – Neon Red – $299
• [Expired] GrubHub: $5 Off $10+ Pickup Orders With Promo Code FOODTOGO
• [Expired] Amtrak: Buy Roomette & Bring A Companion For Free
• [Expired] T-Mobile Tuesday: $2 Baskin Robbins Card, Redbox Rental & More
• [Expired] Swagbucks: Get $51 When Signing Up For TransUnion Credit Monitoring ($25 Cost)
• [Expired] Alaska Airlines: Buy 1 Ticket, Get Second For Taxes & Fees With Promo Code GETTHEROW
• [Expired] Earn 5% in eBay Bucks on Purchases With No Minimum (8/10 – 8/12)
• [OOS] Amazon: Nintendo – Switch 32GB Console – Neon Red – $299
• [Expired] Office Depot/Max: Earn 25% Back In Rewards On Happy Giftcard Purchases
• [Expired] Walgreens: Purchase Two Gift Cards & Get $10 Walgreens Gift Card (Uber, Taco Bell & More)
• [Expired] &Pizza: Free Pizza (No Purchase Necessary)

Misc

• Southwest Travel Funds Now Convert To Southwest Points At 1.28 Cents-Per-Point
• How To Use The New Southwest Travel Bank Conversion To Get Better Than 1:1 Transfer Rates
• Air Canada Releases Full Details Of New Aeroplan Rewards Program
• Citi ThankYou Points Can Now Be Used Towards Minimum Payment Obligations
• Radisson Rewards Now Showing Standard Awards Again
• Amex Benefits Workshop – Which Merchants Code For Streaming, Wireless, Shipping Credits? (Sortable Table)
• Southwest Schedule Extended Until April 11, 2021
• AMC Stubs Premiere Membership Extended By 8 Months & Other COVID Announcements
• Chase Launches ‘MyCar’: Track Maintenance, Car Value & Check For Recalls

Manufactured Spending

• [Update: Discount Offer] Simon Mall Selling $1,000 Visa Giftcards Online (Limit Of $25,000 Per Order) + Free Ground Shipping
• [Targeted] Plastiq: Take Quick Survey & Get $25 Amazon Giftcard

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