Last month, in an apparent glitch, the regular $150 signup bonus on the Capital One no-fee SavorOne card was showing at $500 instead. We initially reported on the bonus, then updated the post with the warning that the fine print is... Read More →
Category - Credit Cards
U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve – Not Churnable
In March we shared an article in a recap post stating that the U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve card was churnable and at least one person was able to churn it with the existing card still open. That no longer seems to be the case as reported... Read More →
[Expired] [YMMV] American Express Transfer Bonus: 50% To Marriott (1:1.5)
Deal has expired, view more transfer bonuses by clicking here. The Offer Some American Express members are being targeted for a 50% transfer bonus to Marriott. Normally you can transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards points to 1,000 Marriott... Read More →
Card Issuers That Combine Multiple Credit Pulls/Inquiries
Update 6/19/19: Recent data points all suggest that U.S. bank is no longer combining inquiries. Introduction When you apply for a credit card, the card issuer will check your credit report. They rarely look at this credit report... Read More →
Ally Bank Credit Card Discontinued
Back in June of 2016 Ally Bank & TD Bank teamed up to offer the Ally CashBack credit card. As of June 17th, 2019 the relationship between Ally & TD has ended and no new sign ups are being accepted. Existing customers can... Read More →
[DEAD] Amex Airline Credit: Keep your Southwest Giftcards $100 or Less?
Update: DEAD [Update 6/23/19: Far as I can tell from the more recent data points, even Southwest gift card amounts of $200 (and likely higher too) ARE being reimbursed. The issue was probably just a glitch whereby for a few days the... Read More →
[Update] American Airlines Gift Cards are again Working to Trigger Amex Travel Incidental Credit?
[Update 6/18/19: Multiple data points over the last few days are indicating that it’s back to coding as ‘Gift Certificate’. We’ll find out for certain over the new few days. Update 2: it appears that it may still... Read More →
Chase Enforcing 90 Day Timeframe for Signup Bonus Requirement
For years now, Chase has been unofficially giving 115 days from signup for the spend requirement on the signup bonus, despite the official ‘3 months’ verbiage. When asked via Secure Message about how long you had, they... Read More →
American Express Mailing Out Checks for Annual Fee Refund Error
A number of readers and r/churning members and others are getting a check in the mail from Amex of an annual fee refund adjustment for some previous annual fee which was supposedly not reimbursed properly. What’s odd is that a lot... Read More →
[Update] Numerous American Express Bonus Adjustments Posting Now for Referrals and More
[Update 6/17/19: Some more people are seeing an adjustment now for the $200 AT&T credit, mentioned below. It’s even showing up on some closed cards. (ht r/churning) Also, many people are getting an annual fee refund check... Read More →
American Express WeWork Benefit: Everything You Need To Know (Parcels No Longer Being Accepted)
Update 6/17/19: Reddit user DespicableCasual received an e-mail stating that WeWork will no longer accept parcel deliveries of American Express customers. Update 3/27/19: An e-mail has just been sent out about this benefit and in that e... Read More →
Reminder: Use Your $100 Dell and $50 Saks Credit from American Express Platinum Before July
Just a quick reminder: American Express added a $100 credit for Dell on the Platinum business card. They also added a $50 credit for Saks on the Platinum personal card. Both of these credits can be used twice per year, once between... Read More →
[Expired] Hyatt Credit Cardholders Get 10% Back on Points Redeemed from July 1 – September 2
Chase Hyatt cardholders can get 10% in points back on award stays between July 1st & September 2nd. Entire stay must be completed by September 2, 2019. You must register by July 15, 2019. In previous years existing bookings did not need... Read More →
Best Current Options to Sign Up for the Southwest Credit Cards
Chase has four Southwest cobranded cards available for signup: one business card and three personal (Plus, Premier, Priority). Until a few days ago, all four cards had a public 60,000 points bonus available. The business version still... Read More →
[YMMV] Chase Sapphire Preferred Prequalified Offer for 70,000 Points Signup Bonus
[Update 6/13/19: A new report today of this offer showing now (ht NeverNotThrowaway). Added an image below.] The Offer Check your Chase Pre-qualified offers here Chase is showing for some an increased signup bonus pre-qualified offer on... Read More →