Chase has increased the annual fee on their Chase MileagePlus Club card to $450 per year, up from $395 per year (in fact the official link is still showing the $395 annual fee, but affiliate links are now showing $450 so I expect this... Read More →
Category - Credit Cards
Two Negative Changes To Redeeming Capital One Rewards
Capital One has sent the following e-mail out to their cardholders, announcing two negative changes to redeeming rewards (emphasis is mine): Recently, we’ve been working to provide you with even better ways to manage and redeem your... Read More →
Positives Changes Coming To The Chevron/Texaco Credit Card Starting July 1st
The Chevron/Texaco credit card is issued by Synchrony (who now also issue the BP credit card), starting July 1st they are making a positive change to the rewards structure of the card. Which means the rewards structure on this card will... Read More →
Chase Fairmont Card Now With No Annual Fee For First Year + Two Free Night Sign Up Bonus
The Offer Direct link to offer Two free nights at any Fairmont property after you make $3,000 in purchases within three months of account opening. Annual fee of $95 is waived for the first year. Card Benefits Earn 1 Complimentary Night... Read More →
2015 Q3 5% Cash Back Categories, Activation Links + Tactics
It’s now possible to activate your 5% cash back credit cards for Q3, 2015. Below we’ve listed the four cards that require activation, what categories they’ll earn 5% in during this bonus period and any tactics we know... Read More →
American Express Hilton Surprass Card Now With 85,000 Point Sign Up Bonus
The Offer Direct link to offer Receive a sign up bonus of 85,000 Hilton points on the American Express Surpass card when you spend $3,000 or more within the first three months of account opening The Fine Print Annual fee of $75 is not... Read More →
Discover Removing Card Benefits On August 1st: 24/7 Travel Assistance, Baggage Delay Insurance & Emergency Roadside Assistance
Discover has sent the following e-mail out to cardholders (although not all cardholders have received this e-mail, the changes are effective for everybody): Basically on August 1st, 2015 all Discover cards (e.g Discover it, Discover it... Read More →
A Way Around Chase’s New Rules
In case you didn’t already know, Chase is now being more strict when it comes to approving applicants with lots of applications for new credit in the last two years. Another change they’ve made is they now write down notes... Read More →
Citi Increases Sign Up Bonus To 50,000 Points + $50 On Hilton Card
The Offer Receive a sign up bonus of 50,000 Hilton points after making $1,000 in purchases within the first four months of account opening. Earn a $50 statement credit after spending $50 or more during your first stay at Hilton. The... Read More →
Two Pieces Of Positive News For NBA Cardholders
People have been having a lot of issues with the BBVA NBA card that earns 5x points on all purchases during NBA finals and the all star weekend. I’d like to share two pieces of news that are positive (hopefully your account... Read More →
American Express Lowers Minimum Spend Requirement To $3,000 On Business SPG Card
The Offer Direct link to offer (you need to click “are you a business owner” for the business offer to show) Receive a sign up bonus of 25,000 SPG points when you spend $3,000 or more within the first three months The Fine... Read More →
Chase Credit Card Churning – Living with the New Reality (5/24 Rule)
[Some of this information might be outdated. Check out our updated post on 5/24 here.] Background We’ve discussed the fact that many people are reporting having problems being approved for new Chase credit cards. Most reports that... Read More →
Citi ThankYou Points 25% Transfer Bonus To Virgin Atlantic
The Offer Direct link to offer (must login to see the 25% transfer bonus) Citi is running a promotion where when you transfer your Citi ThankYou points to Virgin Atlantic miles, you’ll receive a 25% transfer bonus. You must... Read More →
TD Bank Launches New Ameritrade Credit Card – $100 Bonus + Up To 1.65% Cash Back On All Purchases
Yesterday TD Bank launched the TD Ameritrade credit card. I had high hopes for this card given that TD Bank has offered bonuses of up to $200 and 5% categories in the past. Unfortunately those hopes have not been met, this card is... Read More →
Changes To The Earning Structure Of Capital One Sony Card On July 27th
Capital One is changing the earning rates on their Capital One Sony Card, some of you might have this card as it often has an increased sign up bonus of $200. The new earning rates will come into effect on July 27th, 2015. Here are the... Read More →
