Category - Credit Cards

On Thursday we wrote about what we thought were changes to the Chase United Explorer Business card. Several readers asked if these were actually changes to that card, or if this is a new card. This is somewhat important as the terms... Read More →

Update 1/26/20: E-mail has been sent out stating this will end on 2/5. Reminder not to self refer. Hat tip to Commyende. We posted earlier about a new signup bonus for the Amex Business Gold card. Readers commented there that the bonus... Read More →

Ally teamed up with TD Bank to offer the Ally CashBack credit card. This was discontinued for new applicants in June 2019. Now, TD Bank is product changing these cards to the TD Bank Cash Credit Card. Card earns at the following rates:... Read More →

Chase is sending out 1099 forms if you’ve referred somebody to a card and received a referral bonus. Chase is valuing points at 1¢ per point, Chase sent out 1099 forms for referrals last year as well. The main difference seems to... Read More →

Last year some readers had points clawed back due to self referring themselves to credit cards. This is despite the fact that American Express had already sent out 1099 forms for these referral bonuses. In the last few days we’ve... Read More →

SoFi has announced a new partnership with Mastercard which will see Mastercard become the exclusive card network for the SoFi debit card. In addition SoFi & Mastercard will partner to offer  a new credit card. It’s unclear... Read More →

Verizon and Synchrony announced yesterday the launch of a new co-branded credit card for Verizon customers. The card is expected to launch in the first half of 2020. Press Release No details are known yet on the rewards/perks structure... Read More →

Chase has increased the annual fee on the United Business card to $99 (previously $95). They have also added four new benefits: Read More →

Chase is offering a bonus of up to 65,000 miles on the Chase United Explorer personal card. Bonus is as follows: Read More →

Comenity has sent out a letter to existing True Value Discover co-branded credit card holders that this card will be discontinued on March 6th, 2020. As far as I know this was the last/only Discover co-branded card. It doesn’t... Read More →

Cardholders of the Capital One GM BuyPower card as of 12/31/19 have received a $1,000 bonus that can be used for the purchase or lease of any GMC or any other GM vehicle (plus a few other options). It doesn’t look like you need to... Read More →

JonLuca found a working link for the Chase Sapphire Reserve with a lower $450 annual fee. Direct Link (login required) The annual fee on the Sapphire Reserve increased from $450 to $550 around a week ago for new applications, so... Read More →

Back in 2010 American Express launched the American Express Zync card, the card has not been available for new sign ups for some time. American Express has sent out letters to existing cardholders with a preset spending limit informing... Read More →