The following list is the top 10 viewed posts in our blog in 2016. In order to exclude the interference from outside, I only included “direct” views and excluded the views from search engine and referral websites. I also did not list card review articles, because if I include them they will flood the top list. Which one haven’t you read…
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Recently people found that MPX no longer works for air credit for PRG and AmEx Platinum. MPX air credit used to stop working and then after some time it recovered, this happened several times in the past. Is it still the case now? I am afraid not. A source working for AmEx told us that, AmEx built a new team: Rewards…
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One table to show the policies of premium credit cards: Note1: YMMV means Your Mileage May Vary. Note2: The statement date is NOT the due date. The statement date is always due date minus 1 month plus 3 days for Chase. Note3: We don’t see AmEx give air credit to MPX purchases since Nov 23, 2016, the day that AmEx Platinum…
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2016.11.23 22:00 PST Update: all the following links are dead now. The lifetime was 6 hours since the first discovery. Thanks to sirtheta on reddit, now we have direct links to AmEx incognito big offers! No more VPN and failed tries! Use incognito mode to open the following links. Please make screenshots before applying to prepare for possible troubles! BCE $250+$200…
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City National Bank (CNB) Visa Signature Credit Card Review Application Link The official webpage for this card is here, but you can’t apply online, you have to go to the branch to apply. The branches are only in the following states: California, Georgia, Nevada, New York and Tennessee. And the branch location map is here. Features: Limited Time Offer! Earn 40,000 points after spending…
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Chase United MileagePlus Rewards Credit Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Get 25% bonus miles on MileagePlus X purchases. (You don’t have to use this card to make the purchase; instead, you will get the bonus as long as you have this card under your UA account.) More award availability (XN cabin) with this…
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JP Morgan Reserve Review This is a new card only for JP Morgan Private Client. It replaced JP Morgan Palladium. Its benefits are identical to Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR). Application Link JP Morgan Reserve. Note that this is only a benefit page, not the application link. You need to contact your private banker to apply. Benefits Earn 100,000 Ultimate Rewards (UR) points after…
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JP Morgan Palladium Review 2016.8.23 Update: This card is now discontinued, and is replaced by JP Morgan Reserve. According to an email posted on FT, this card will be automatically converted to JP Morgan Reserve. Note that you won’t receive a sign-up bonus if you convert your card. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits The credit limit is infinity…
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Capital One QuicksilverOne Cash Rewards Credit Card Review Learn More Capital One QuicksilverOne Benefits Earn 1.5% cash back on all purchases. Disadvantages $39 annual fee, NOT waived for the first year. No sign-up bonus. Capital One will pull all three major credit bureaus (Experian, TransUnion, Equifax) for one credit card application! Recommended Application Time This card is only suitable for…
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SelfScore Classic 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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The Gold Card from American Express for Ameriprise Financial Review 2019.2 Update: This Ameriprise Gold card is discontinued along with the change of Ameriprise Platinum that first year annual fee is no longer waived. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Earn 25,000 Membership Rewards (MR) Points after spending $1000 in first 3 months! This credit card…
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The Experian (EX) official app now gives you free credit reports and alerts! When you change your address, get a new hard pull, get a new account, etc., it will notify you immediately! The only drawback is that you can not see the FICO credit score for free ($9.99/month). But you can actually see the EX FICO score in the…
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Recently Discover announced a tool to check your Experian FICO for free: CreditScorecard.com. This is an important product, because compared to other credit score tools, it has the following advantages: The score is based on Experian (EX), and most banks pull EX nowadays. Although Credit Karma can see many more details, they are from Equifax (EQ) and TransUnion (TU), and you won’t…
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U.S. Bank FlexPerks Gold American Express Card Review Application Link US Bank FlexPerks Gold Benefits Earn 30,000 FlexPoints after spending $2000 in first 4 months. FlexPoints are worth a fixed 1.5 cents/point towards travel (such as airline, hotel, car rental, etc.), and a fixed 1.0 cent/point towards statement credit. The points are now devalued to 1.0 cent/point fixed value if you…
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Let me first summarize the previous consensus about the annual fee (AF) of the Citi Prestige. If you are a Citigold client, you get a $350 AF offer no matter you apply online or in branch; if you are not a Citigold client, then the annual fee is $450. There was one exception: even if you are not a Citigold client, you could go to a…
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