The American Express Platinum and Business Platinum cards got a major revamp today, and the new benefits are already live for existing cardholders. However, the increased annual fee ($695 --> $895) isn't changing until your renewal... Read More →
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American Express Refreshes Platinum & Business Platinum Cards ($895 Fee, 175k/200k Bonus, Many New Credits)
American Express updates its Platinum & Business Platinum cards: new $895 fee, 200,000 points welcome bonus on the Business Platinum and 175,000 on the personal Platinum. Many new credits including $600 hotel, $400 Resy restaurant, $300... Read More →
Share Data Points On What Earns 4% With The U.S. Bank Smartly Card
Feel free to discuss and share data points in the comments below on what works to earn 4% cashback on the U.S. Bank Smartly Visa card. For context, some of us are grandfathered into the old U.S. Bank Smartly system whereby holding $100k... Read More →
[Update] U.S. Bank Nerfs Existing Smartly Cardholders On September 15, 2025
Update 9/17/25: Reposting since all the changes went live. If you already spent $10k during this statement period, you’ll only earn 2% on purchases until your next statement begins. Note: since the change, the 4% is only reflected... Read More →
Alliant 2.5% Card Will Become 1.5% On All Purchases (Effective 11/1/25)
Update 9/17/25: Another email went out today stating that after 11/1/25 the rate will go down from 2.5% to 1.5% on all amounts. It seems the 2.5% nerf never ended up going into effect, and they are now pushing off the implementation... Read More →
[Targeted] Citi Sears (SYWR): Spending Offers For September-October 2025
Citi has sent out targeted spending bonuses on the Citi Sears SYWR card. For example Read More →
[Last Chance] American Express Business Platinum Will No Longer Earn 35% Rebate On All First & Business Class Bookings
American Express announced today that the Business Platinum card will no longer include First and Business Class tickets booked on an airline that is not your selected airline. The change will go into effect on September 18, 2025... Read More →
Bank of America Unlimited Cash Rewards Card: $200 Signup Bonus + 2%/3.12% Cashback During First Year
Update: We got this already in a prior post from a few months back, sorry for the double post The Offer Direct Link to offer Bank of America added a new component to the signup bonus on the Unlimited Cash Rewards card: New Offer:... Read More →
[Leaked] American Express Consumer Platinum Refresh Details – $895 Annual Fee, New Credits & More
Update: A trusted source tells me that the $300 Lululemon credit ($75/quarter) will be coming in the card refresh, and that ALL of the old credits will remain, including the $200 airline credit, the Walmart+ credit, Entertainment... Read More →
American Express Launches the Amex Travel App (Lounge Wait Times Included)
American Express announced the launch of a stand-alone Amex Travel app which will become available for iOS in a few days and on Android in a few weeks. (iOS link) It combines the regular Amex Travel booking portal (which is also... Read More →
[Expired] Chase Southwest Personal Cards: 100,000 Points with $4,000 Spend In 5 Months
Chase is offering the following bonus on the Southwest Plus, Premier, and Priority cards: Earn 100,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 5 months from account opening. Offer valid through 9/17/25. Highest offer... Read More →
[Leaked] American Express Business Platinum Refresh Details – $895 Annual Fee, New Credits & More
Details regarding the new American Express Business Platinum have been leaked. None of this information has been confirmed by American Express, but it looks legitimate Read More →
Is Chase Matching The New 90,000 INK Cash/Unlimited Signup Bonus Offers?
Short answer: Chase INK Cash – No (probably not) Chase INK Unlimited – There is a chance on getting a match (Update: they are now denying matches on this card too) Long answer: Historically, Chase had always consistently... Read More →
[Expired] [Targeted] Citi Spending Offers
Citi is offering some targeted spending bonuses until 11/30/25. Offers seen Read More →
American Express Confirms Platinum Refresh For 9/18/25
American Express has a new twitter post with what looks like the new mirror finish American Express Platinum card stating “coming 9/18/25”. Part of the refresh is new benefits ($600 hotel credit, $400 Resy credit, $300... Read More →