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Chase is now offering 60,000 points to those who open the Ink Plus card and charge $5,000 within 3 months. While this offer is shy of its recent 70,000 point offer, Chase is now waiving its $95 annual fee for the first year for those opening the card in a branch location.
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Barclays Study Suggests Amex Platinum Card Falling Behind Competitors
American Express recently announced changes to its flagship credit card product. The Platinum Card p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Calibri} ®, which recently began giving 5x points per dollar spent directly on... Read →
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: Is the Annual Fee Worth the Rewards?
The Capital One Venture Rewards credit card offers double-rewards for every dollar spent, and the process is streamlined and simplified if you redeem the rewards for travel. Because of the annual fee, you should only apply if you have excellent credit and if the card program already fits your spending habits.
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Read →Citibank is aggressively advertising its new and improved ThankYou cards, but the benefits of the costly Prestige Card aren't entirely clear. We did some digging and found they are there.
Read →Visa just launched Black Card, an exclusive credit card with a $495 annual fee. The reward include cash back or airline miles, concierge service, a patent pending carbon graphite card, and free luxury gifts.
Read →Here are some common things people do to hurt their score and what you should do as an alternative.
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Timeshares Are Wholly Inappropriate Investments for Anyone
I was in Maui, Hawaii last week and had an opportunity to pick up a few hotel program points by attending a 90-minute timeshare presentation. Since I could use the hotel points for my next Hawaii trip, I scheduled the presentation for the... Read →Chase is offering 25,000 miles on their Chase Travel Rewards Credit Card. No fee for the first year and no caps or blackout periods.
Read →Schwab is launching a new credit card called the Bank Invest First Visa Signature Card that rebates 2% back on purchases. That's one of the highest rebates percentages I've seen.
Read →The Fidelity Retirement Rewards Amex Card just launched and it rebates a high 2% into a Fidelity IRA. There is no annual fee and no minimum balance.
Read →A "select" number of American Express customers are being offered $300 to close their accounts. How can you become such a customer?
Read →American Express, Chase, Citibank, and other credit card companies are dropping credit limits which could in itself lower your credit score.
Read →I had about $7,000 in credit card debt that I'd accumulated over the last couple of years. I called the bank to see about lowering my rate and at the same time set up my bill payment to pay it off. I then asked them to lower the rate. If they said no, I was going to press the button and pay off the balance.
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