Update 5/31/25: Another devaluation: $0.70 for some stores, $0.10 for the rest. Hat tip to reader Allison Update 7/18/24: Further negative changes starting August 1st: $1/receipt: Electronics Stores Home Improvement/Decor Stores... Read More →
Category - Misc
Hyatt & Peloton Partner, Earn Points On Workouts During Stays (5x Through July 15, 2025)
Hyatt & Peloton have announced a partnership. The partnership will involve Hyatt adding Peloton equipment to 800+ properties and provide access to Peloton classes on guestroom TVs at nearly 400 properties for guest and member enjoyment... Read More →
Rove Miles (New Flexible Loyalty Program With 12 Transfer Partners) [10-20k Hotel Bonus]
Update 5/16/25: Hotels sign up bonus of 10k for your first stay or $500+, if you use the code DOC at checkout. If you spend $1,500+ you’ll receive 20. Asia miles is also now live. Rove Miles is a new flexible loyalty program that... Read More →
Chase & American Express Losing Access To Emirates Transfers On 5/29 Until 6/30
Emirates Skywards will be unavailable Transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards® points online or over the phone to Emirates Skywards will be unavailable between 12:00 AM ET 5/29/25 and tentatively 6/30/25. We apologize for the inconvenience. Read More →
Capital One CreditWise Now Uses TransUnion FICO Score (Previously VantageScore)
Capital One has made changes to its CreditWise program. Previously the credit score provided was a TransUnion VantageScore, this is now a TransUnion FICO score. Not a huge change, but more financial institutions use FICO than... Read More →
Bilt Complicates Paying Rent Out Of Network
Bilt has sent out an e-mail to members stating the way you pay for rent (if paying out of network) will change. Statement on reddit as follows: Hey everyone, Members who live outside of our network and pay rent with a Rent Rewards... Read More →
Justice Department Says CFPB Will Be Streamlined, Not Dismantled
Lawyers for the Justice Department have stated that the Trump Administration plans to streamline the CFPB rather than dismantle it according to court filings filed on 2/24. This is contradictory to statements that President Trump has... Read More →
CFPB No Longer Forwarding Complaints To Financial Institutions
CFPB was recently ordered to shut down and employees were told to do no work. Some people seemed to think that the CFPB complaints process would remain unchanged and continue to operate. It appears this is no longer the case and... Read More →
Barclays & Wyndham Renew Cobranded Card Relationship
Barclays & Wyndham have reached a new long term agreement that will see Barclays continue to issue the Barclay Wyndham cards. Barclays has been the issuer of Wyndham cards since 2010. It’s unclear how long this new agreement... Read More →
Hyatt To Acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts For $2.6 Billion
Hyatt has announced plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts for $13.50 per share or approximately $2.6 billion. Hyatt had previously made an investment in Playa Hotels & Resorts in 2013, this launched... Read More →
CFPB Ordered To Shut Down, Employees Told To Do No Work
On February 1st Rohit Chopra was fired from his role as CFPB head. President Trump then installed Russell Vought as acting director. Russell Vought has now ordered staff to stay away from the office and do no work with an e-mail stating... Read More →
Loungepedia (LoungeBuddy Alternative) Launches.
American Express acquired LoungeBuddy in 2019 and then closed it down in 2024/2025. There is now a new tool called Loungepedia but it’s only available on iOS. Personally I don’t see the reason for these types of products to... Read More →
Ally To Sell Credit Card Portfolio To CardWorks/Merrick Bank
Ally and CardWorks, Inc (and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Merrick Bank) have entered into a definitive agreement to for CardWorks to acquire Ally’s credit card portfolio that includes a total of 1.3 million active cardholders... Read More →
Venetian & Palazzo Now Bookable With Hyatt Points, With A Catch
The Venetian and Palazzo can now be booked using Hyatt points. Unfortunately there are two things that make this not really worth doing: Price is 35,000-70,000 points per night These are bookable Hyatt in name only. Meaning none of your... Read More →
Issue With Citi Easy Deals Selling Out Immediately
Currently there seems to be some sort of issue with Citi Easy Deals selling out immediately. For those that don’t know Citi Simplicity, Diamond Preferred cardholders get access to Citi Easy Deals where they have a discounted gift... Read More →