Discover announced the 5% category for the fourth quarter of 2016 (October – December) will be Amazon, Department Stores, and Sam’s Club. Sam’s will work both in-store and online. This is good news for Sam’s... Read More →
Category - Credit Cards Rewards
How do Statement Credits Affect Points and Minimum Spends with Amex?
Amex has various benefits and programs which result in statement credits, including the Airline Credit benefit, Amex Offer credits, Global Entry credits, and more. Do those statement credits reduce the number of points/rewards earned... Read More →
New Fidelity Visa Card Remains a Flat 2% Back Card
There was some speculation that the new Fidelity Visa card issued by Elan/US Bank will have Flexperks-esque value, either through travel redemptions or transfers. Unfortunately, it appears that neither is possible. Travel Redemption... Read More →
Fidelity Changing Over to Elan on Saturday + Call to Covert your 1.5% Card to 2%
Background The Fidelity credit cards, which used to be issued by FIA/BofA, are now issued by Elan/US Bank. Here’s our full review on the card, and it even comes with $100 signup bonus at this time. New applications have been going... Read More →
Roundup of Q3 2016 Quarterly Categories on Freedom, Discover, Dividend, U.S. Bank
[Originally posted 6/15/16, reposting 7/1/16 since categories are now live] Q3 2016 Quarterly Categories All of the major credit cards which have rotating 5x categories are now live for signup, including Chase Freedom, Discover IT, Citi... Read More →
All U.S. Bank Cash+ Applicants Now Get 5% Categories
As we predicted previously, beginning today, June 20, all U.S. Bank Cash+ applicants who are approved will get the 5% categories, even those approved for the lower, non-Signature card. If you do not qualify for the U.S. Bank Cash+™ Visa... Read More →
[Targeted] Spending Bonuses On Barclaycard Cards With Login Link
The Offer Direct link to offer Barclaycard are offering some spending bonuses on their cards (mostly AA, I think) you can use the above link to see if you’re targeted. Offers I’ve seen: 50% bonus on miles earned, 5,000 mile... Read More →
Citi Prestige to Honor 3x Gas Offer for January Signups
A while back, the Citi website erroneously advertised that the Prestige card will earn 3x on gas and some other purchases in the broader Travel category. This offer was a mistake: only  the Premier card has the more extensive Travel... Read More →
Chase Freedom to Offer 5% at Wholesale Clubs for Remainder of 2016 [Quarterly Categories]
The Freedom card from Chase will include Wholesale Clubs in their 5% rotating categories until the end of 2016. The current quarter (Q2 2016) includes grocery stores and wholesale clubs, the next quarter (Q3 2016) will be restaurants... Read More →
BofA Cash Rewards Increases Category Limit to $2500 & Adds Wholesale Clubs [Up to 3.5% at Costco, BJ’s, Sam’s]
Bank of America Cash Rewards card now offers 2% cash back grocery store purchases up to a quarterly $2,500, up from the previous limit of $1,500. They also added Wholesale Clubs to the grocery category, an important addition. You can... Read More →
Leaked Details Of New Mlife Rewards Mastercard Issued By FNBO
A few days ago Vegas Bright (via Miles to Memories) found a PDF for staff members outlining the benefits of a new Mlife Rewards credit card. The card will be issued by First National Bank of Omaha and will be available at the following... Read More →
Redeem Membership Rewards at 1.33¢ on Select Gift Cards [Targeted]
The Offer Direct Link (must be logged in to see discounted rates) Amex is offering a 25% sale on redemption of Membership Rewards points for merchant e-gift cards. For example, $100 gift card will cost 7,500 points instead of 10,000... Read More →
Amex Offers: 2x Points at many Retailers Including Target.com and Bestbuy.com
The Offer Amex has released a new offer to get double Membership Rewards (MR) points at select online retailers when using an enrolled Amex card Offer valid for online purchases and – in some cases – for phone purchases as... Read More →
Wells Fargo Rebrands Credit Card Rewards Program as ‘Go Far Rewards’
Wells Fargo announced yesterday an enhanced rewards program called Go Far Rewards. Here are the primary details: Pooling Rewards You can transfer points to a friend. (If there are no minimums on this, it would solve the problem... Read More →
Discover: Additional Discounted Gift Card Options for Cashback Redemption
The Offer Discover sent out an email with a few new options to redeem your credit card cashback for a value of better than 1¢ per point. $25 Chili’s gift card for just 20 cashback dollars $25 Maggiano’s gift card for just 20... Read More →