Who We Are US Credit Card Guide is a growing blog. Our Alexa global rank is 30k+, which is not far from Doctor of Credit! But perhaps you don’t feel this level of traffic, and the reason is simple: the major part of this blog is written in Chinese, not English. Now we want to expand the English part, so…
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BBVA Compass NBA American Express Card Review 2016.12 Update: Now the branches stopped accept applications, too. 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 5% cash back on all purchases during the NBA All-Star Weekend and…
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Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card Review Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. Benefits Earn 40,000 HHonors Points after spending $1000 in first 4 months. The best offer is 75k, it’s better to wait for the highest sign-up bonus if you are not in an urgent situation. We value Hilton HHonors Point at 0.5 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), so…
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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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