Category - Credit Cards

Newegg is the latest to be affected by a data breach. Hackers inserted skimming software (Magecart) into Newegg’s payment page between August 14th and September 18th, 2018. Newegg has sent out an e-mail to customers stating they... Read More →

Small update 09/19/18: It has been possible to product change to this card, but it’s now hardcoded to prevent customer service representatives from completing product changes to this card. We still don’t have any other... Read More →

Periodically Discover offers existing customers special/bonuses but only when they ask Discover for it (2015 & 2017). Currently existing customers can get a 0% APR for one year simply by asking. The easiest way to ask is by starting a... Read More →

Earn 20,000 Membership Rewards after you spend $5,000. Earn an additional 10,000 Membership Rewards after you spend an additional $5,000. Must register and complete spend by December 15th, 2018 Read More →

Get 10,000 bonus SPG points per $4,000 in spend through November 30th, 2018. Spend an additional $2,000 and receive an additional 5,000 points (e.g spend $6,000 and receive 15,000 bonus points) Read More →

Repost 08/18/2018: Given that credit freezes and unfreezes will become free starting Friday, I suspect that a lot of readers will be interested in a strategy of frozen credit reports. We’ve written about placing a security freeze... Read More →

Update 09/16/18: Apparently if you call in to Chase they will also report your balance off cycle to credit bureaus within 48 hours. You need to call the credit bureau department (or call the number on the back of your card and ask to be... Read More →

Sadly it looks like this work around is no longer working. Seems to have happened on/around October 1st. Update 9/14/18: While the link from email still states 24 months, the terms at the end of the application process state 48 months... Read More →

Discover/Amazon are offering a $75 statement credit after your first Amazon.com purchase on the Discover it card Read More →

Chase has officially launched the 5% rotating categories for Q4. Cardholders will be able to receive 5% cash back on the following purchases from October 1st until December 31st: Wholesale Clubs Department Stores Chase Pay Cardholders... Read More →

Card is now live, full details can be found here. Update 09/12/18: We now have additional details regarding the card. Both the owner and employee cards can earn the enrollment bonus on their individual card spend. This is specifically... Read More →

You may have noticed a change in the Amex interface where the cards show in a small box at the top-right of the screen. The bigger nuisance is that when you click on the box, it no longer shows your Amex balances, just a list of cards... Read More →

Many people got an email from Chase: Get 5x bonus points when using Chase Pay at Best Buy stores, online at Ebags.com, or online at Tock.com. Max $200. This offer has been sent out to some Sapphire cardholders (all versions) and on the... Read More →

Discover has launched ‘Discover it Business card‘, the new card has the same earning structure as the Discover it Miles personal card. Card Basics Card earns 1.5% cash back on all purchases All the cash back you earn in the... Read More →