Chase Total Checking Account Review [2026.7 Update] The $900 for checking only welcome offer is expired. But the checking+savings $900 offer is still active. [2026.4 Update] There is now a $900 signup bonus available for opening just a checking account. Compared to the usual $900 bonus that requires opening both a checking and a savings account, this version saves you the…
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Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card Review 2026.6 Update: Chase announced the following changes starting from Oct 1: UR->Hyatt Transfer Ratio Will Soon Be Cut To 4:3 with Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP) and Chase Ink Preferred (CIP)! 2025.11 Update: The new offer is 100k. BTW, there’s a new bonus restriction on this card: “The new cardmember bonus may not be available…
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Southwest Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card Review 2025.10 Update: The higher offer is expired. There’s only 80k offer now. 2025.9 Update: The new offer is 120k. After the spending you will get the companion pass directly. 2025.7 Update: This card is completely renewed, and the annual fee is increased from $199 to $299. The welcome offer is increased to…
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United℠ Business Card Review [2026.10 Update] The new offer is up to 100k. [2026.4 Update] There’s a new benefit added on all UA cobranded cards: 10% off on UA award flights. For the no fee card UA Gateway card, you need to spend $10k in a calendar year to get this benefit, while for all other UA cobranded cards with an…
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United℠ Club Business Card Review [2026.10 Update] The new offer is up to 100k. [2026.4 Update] There’s a new benefit added on all UA cobranded cards: 10% off on UA award flights. For the no fee card UA Gateway card, you need to spend $10k in a calendar year to get this benefit, while for all other UA cobranded cards with…
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Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card Review 2024.2 Update: According to data points on our forum, the new metal card is only 17g in weight (previously the weight 13g, and before that there is a version with 28g in weight). It is not a “come back” as advertised in the email! 2024.1 Update: All Ritz card holders has received this email: due…
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Ink Business Premier® Credit Card Review 2023.10 Update: There’s $1,500 offer in branch! The spending requirement is also $10,000 in 3 months. You may also see this offer online via pre-approval (targeted). HT: FM. This is a fantastic offer, and worth a visit to a local branch if you are interested in this card. 2022.10 Update: This card is available…
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Chase Savings Account Review [2023.10 Update] The checking+savings $900 offer ($300 checking + $200 savings + $400 for both) has returned! HT: DoC. Application Link Chase Savings Benefits $900 welcome offer: $300 checking + $200 savings + $400 for both. See below for the requirements to get this bonus. Monthly account maintenance fee of $5. See below on how to…
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[2023.2 Major Update] USCardForum user juanxincai noticed that major new restrictions are now applied to some of the Marriott co-branded cards. On AmEx Marriott Brilliant, the new terms read: Basically it says if you have or have had any of the Chase Marriott co-branded cards in the past 30 days, you are not eligible for the welcome offer for this AmEx…
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Instacart Mastercard® Credit Card from Chase Application Link Chase Instacart Benefits $50 offer: get a $50 Instacart credit after approval. The best recent offer is $300. Earn 5% cashback on Instacart app and website; earn 5% cashback on Chase travel portal; earn 2% cashback on restaurants, gas stations, and on select streaming services; and earn 1% on all other purchases. Get 1…
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Starbucks Rewards Visa Credit Card 2023.4 Update: This card will be converted to CFU or CFF on Jul 20, 2023. HT: DoC. 2022.12 Update: This card seems discontinued. Also, the Stars will devalue in 2023.2.13, see announcement. 2019.3 Update: The new offer is now 6,500 Stars, worth about $260… But still not recommend to apply. Application Link Chase Starbucks Benefits…
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Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card Review 2023.2 Update: The offer is now lowered to 85k. Application Link Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful Benefits 85k offer: Earn 85,000 Marriott points by spending $4,000 in the first 3 months. The best recent offer is 125k. We estimate the value of a Marriott point at 0.7 cents/point, so the 125k sign-up bonus is worth…
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[2021.08 – We have updated the text and table after finding an errant calculation in our source spreadsheet. Thanks to our readers for bringing this to our attention. However, now the “inflation” is worse than we originally posted!] Introduction The economic concept of inflation is defined as the decline of purchasing power of a given currency over time. This effectively…
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2021.8 Update: Data points are starting to trickle in on Reddit and DoC showing that fixed APR applications are no longer bypassing the Chase 5/24 rule. This includes Green Star/Black Star “Selected for You” and Pre-approved/Pre-qualified offers that would show up on the Chase app and website. The result of submitting an application is immediate denial and no evidence of…
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Chase has implemented a number of positive changes to both the Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred cards, which go into effect today (August 16, 2021). There will be no immediate impact to the annual fee for either card. The changes identified below will be available immediately to new account holders and apply to existing accounts after the annual cardmember anniversary….
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