Best Western Launches New Credit Cards

Details Written by: RJ Best Western has relaunched a credit card line. This time around with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial. Best Western Visa Signature Annual fee: $0 Multipliers 4x Best Western purchases 2x All purchases Benefits Gold status No foreign transaction fees Intro offer – up to 40k points. Offer revealed at…

Alaska + Hawaiian Airlines Merger Approved

Details Written by: RJ The Department of Transportation has approved the Alaska + Hawaiian merger. DoT did add provisions to the deal: Protecting the value of rewards: Alaska and Hawaiian agreed to the first-ever rewards protections against devaluation that ensure that consumers will receive the rewards, benefits, and status they have earned. Specific rewards protections…

PayPal Shutting Down Business Credit Card

Details Written by: RJ PayPal is ending their business credit card effective 9/23/24   This letter is to inform you that the PayPal Business Cashback Mastercard® is being discontinued and all credit card accounts will be closing. It also is to inform you of additional changes that the creditor is making to the terms of your…

Chase And Apple Discuss Apple Card Deal

Details Written by: RJ Reports are out stating Apple is in talks with Chase to acquire the Apple Card portfolio. Chase is looking for discounted sales price, current portfolio  is around $17 billion face value in outstanding balances. Additionally, Chase would want other changes like billing to move from start/end of calendar month for all…

Chase Freedom Flex Q4 2024 5x Categories

Details Written by: RJ Chase has announced the Q4 2024 5x categories for the Freedom & Freedom Flex: PayPal McDonalds Pet shops and vet services Select charities Thoughts PayPal is nice. McDonalds isn’t awful as it should be 7x for Freedom Flex cards. Counting the 3x dining multiplier. (Only awarded 1 point for the purchase…

Discover Q4 2024 5x Categories

Details Written by: RJ Discover has released the Q4 2024 5x categories. These were being announced at the start of the third month in the quarter. Now being pushed back to line up with when Chase announces the Freedom categories. Amazon.com Target Thoughts How useful will depend on the other cards one has. I don’t…

Amex Updates Uber Credit Terms

Details Written by: RJ American Express is sending out notices regrading use of the Uber credits. Starting 11/8/24, the user must also select the American Express card as the payment for to use the credit.   Credit r/Amex Thoughts The move makes sense, as many would use the credit then charge any additional fees to…

Goldman Sachs Sells GM Card Portfolio

Details Written by: RJ Goldman Sachs is selling the GM credit card program to Barclays. Goldman Sachs is likely to get less than the outstanding balances after having paid a premium to acquire them. The card partnership has about $2 billion in balances, the report said. A spokesperson for Goldman declined to comment when reached…

US Bank Smartly Visa Signature Coming Soon

Details Written by: RJ US Bank is launching a new card. The Smartly Visa Signature. It’s currently not open for application, can join a wait list. The card is structured like BOA’s preferred rewards.The base multiplier increases with the amount of assets you have with US Bank. It requires a linked Smartly Checking account as…