One of the benefits of using a Chase card is that they offer price protection, we’ve detailed this benefit in some detail here. They will now do the following:
- Send out a snail mail attestation form
- This must be reviewed by you and then signed with a wet signature (signed with an ink pen)
Chase claims that this has been added to reduce potential fraud associated with this benefit. I think the real reason they are adding this requirement is that a number of websites are now offering automated price protection for credit cards, this has likely seen the number of claims rise dramatically. I wouldn’t be surprised to see other card issuers making changes to their price protection policies as well. As reader Mystral rightly points out if you are unhappy with this change you should voice your unhappiness with Chase.
Hat tip to reader Max K
