Credit Cards

AmEx Platinum Card for Mercedes-Benz Review (Discontinued)

Platinum Card from American Express Exclusively for Mercedes-Benz Review 2019.1 Update: This card will be automatically converted to the regular AmEx Platinum card, see here for official FAQs. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits Earn 60,000 Membership Rewards (MR)…
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Old Chase IHG Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

Chase IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Please check the new Chase IHG co-branded card: Chase IHG Premier. Benefits 60k+5k offer: earn 60,000 IHG points after $1000 spending in 3 months, and earn 5,000 additional points…
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HSBC Gold Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

HSBC Gold Credit Card Review 2021.12 Update: HSBC now only keeps the Premier business in the US, and this card is now discontinued. Application Link HSBC Gold Benefits 0% Introductory APR on Purchases and Balance Transfers for the first 18 months from Account opening. No annual fee. Disadvantages No sign up bonus. No rewards. Balance transfer fee still exists: A Balance Transfer…
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HSBC Cash Rewards Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

HSBC Cash Rewards Credit Card Review 2021.12 Update: HSBC now only keeps the Premier business in the US, and this card is now discontinued. Application Link HSBC Cash Rewards Benefits Earn 1.5% cash back on all purchases. No annual fee. Disadvantages No welcome offer. Recommended Application Time We recommend you apply for this card after you have a credit history…
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Sallie Mae (SM) Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

Sallie Mae (SM)

Sallie Mae Credit Card (SM) Review 2018.3 Update: This card will be automatically converted to Barclaycard Rewards Credit Card (Discontinued) (HT: DoC). This is also a useless card. No idea what Barclaycard is doing here. 2016.12 Update: This card will be automatically converted to a card called “Commence by SallieMae Mastercard”. It only offers 2% cashback on Grocery & Utility and 1%…
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Barclays Ring Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

Barclays Ring MasterCard Review 2019.6 Update: This card is currently unavailable because Barclays is “re-thinking” this brand. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits Enjoy a 0% intro APR for 15 months on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening. After that, a…
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BoA BankAmericard Credit Card Review

BankAmericard Credit Card Review Application Link BoA BankAmericard Benefits Introductory 0% APR for your first 15 billing cycles for purchases, and for any balance transfers made within 60 days of opening your account. Introductory $0 balance transfer fee for the first 60 days your account is open. No annual fee. Disadvantages No sign up bonus. No rewards. Recommended Application Time The time…
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AmEx Hilton Surpass Credit Card Review (Old Version) (Discontinued)

Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express Review 2018.1.18 Update: This card is discontinued and replaced by AmEx Hilton Ascend. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits 90k Offer: earn 90,000 HHonors Points after spending $3,000 in first 3 months. The highest sign-up bonus is 125k. We value Hilton HHonors Points at 0.5 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), click here to see how…
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Citi Forward Credit Card Review (Discontinued) (2017.10 Update: Will Be Automatically Converted to Citi TYP on 2018.01.03!)

Citi Forward Card Review 2017.10 Update: According to this reddit thread, Citi Forward will be automatically converted to Citi ThankYou Preferred, and before that date, Citi Forward can not be converted to any card. I called and was told the same info by representative. So, this will reset the 1/24 clock. We will be a few months further way from…
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Deserve PRO Credit Card Review

Deserve PRO Mastercard Review 2020.10 Update: This card is currently invitation based. This company is now focusing on the student card Deserve EDU. Application Link This card is currently invitation based. Benefits $30 offer: earn $30 after making one purchase within the first 3 months. Earn 3% cashback on travel and entertainment, earn 2% cashback on restaurants, and earn 1%…
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Citi AAdvantage Gold Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

Citi AAdvantage Gold MasterCard Review 2018.7 Update: It seems this card is discontinued. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits Earn 25,000 AAdvantage Miles after spending $750 in first 3 months. We value AA Miles at 1.6 cents/point (Airline Miles Value),…
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Chase Fairmont Credit Card Review (Discontinued) (2017.10 Update: The FN for 6k Spending Has Posted!)

Chase Fairmont Visa Signature Card Review 2017.10 Update: The free night certificate for 6k spending has posted! Check it on Fairmont official site. 2017.08.15 Update: If you log in to Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, you will find this card has already been listed as a Chase Sapphire Preferred card now with all its points converted to UR points. For those who…
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SelfScore Achieve MasterCard Review (Discontinued) (2017.10 Update: SelfScore is now Deserve)

SelfScore Achieve MasterCard Review 2017.10 Update: SelfScore is now rebranded to Deserve. This card will be automatically converted to Deserve Edu after some time, and you can enjoy the first year Amazon Prime reimbursement as well if you are a current SelfScore card holder. See the official FAQ for more details. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Please move to their…
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Merrill Plus Visa Signature Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

MERRILL+ Visa Signature Credit Card Review 2017.8 Update: According to Frequent Miler’s source, this card may be discontinued in Sept, so this is the last chance to get this card! The sign-up bonus is worth about $500~$1000, and you can get this card more than once (as long as your credit history is good enough to get approved). So act fast…
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AmEx EveryDay (ED) Credit Card Review (2021.1 Update: 10k Offer)

The AmEx EveryDay Credit Card (ED) Review 2021.1 Update: It seems the 25k offer is no longer available. The current offer is 10k. 2020.10 Update: The 25k offer comes back. You may need to use incognito mode to see it. Application Link AmEx EveryDay (ED) Benefits 10k offer: earn 10,000 Membership Rewards (MR) Points after spending $1,000 in first 3…
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