A little over 6 month ago Chase began imposing a new rule on credit card applications that require a customer to have no more than 5 newly opened accounts on their credit report within the last 24 months. This has become known as the “Chase 5/24 rule.” Hence, if you are planning to apply for…
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Booking Club Level Upgrade With The Chase Ritz Carlton Card
One of the best features of the Chase Ritz Carlton Rewards Card is the free club level upgrade. If you have stayed at a Ritz-Carlton hotel you know that access to the club level is quite valuable and the Ritz will charge you quite a bit for it. I just signed up for the Chase…
United MileagePlus Explorer Card
It’s been a looong time, but Chase has suddenly increased the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Visa card sign up bonus to 30,000 United miles. The minimum spend to earn the bonus is only $2,000 in three months. Remember that the annual fee is $95. United MileagePlus Explorer Card Benefits 1 United mile per dollar spent on all…
Chase Ink Cash Card Bonus Categories
The Chase Ink Cash Business Card is a highly rewarding business card with no annual fee. It boasts some great cash back bonus earning categories, which are frequent expenses for most businesses. The main drawback are the bonus category earning limits at $25,000 in spend for 5% cash back categories, and $25,000 in spend for…
Visa Savings Edge Partner Discounts
Visa Savings Edge is a program sponsored by Visa that gives small businesses discounts on purchases at partner retailers. It’s a great way to get an additional discount on some of the purchases that you would already otherwise make at stores like Staples, Chevron, National Car Rental, and many different hotel partners. In fact, most…
Amex Comes Through: Gift Cards Coded As Cash by Chase
About a month ago I wrote about an Amex gift card purchase where Chase had charged me a cash advance fee and interest on the purchase. This was obviously unsettling brcause not only were these fees very high, but Amex never indicated they would code the transaction this way. What was even more disturbing was…
Chase Freedom Categories 2013 Department Store Exclusions
The Chase Freedom Q4 2013 bonus categories include Amazon.com and department stores. Between October and December you can earn 5% cash back on all purchases made with your Chase Freedom Card at Amazon and most department stores. Earning 5% at Amazon is pretty straightforward, but the question remains “What count toward the bonus?” Chase has…
Amex Gift Card Purchases Coded as Cash Advance With Chase
A excellent way to meet minimum credit card spend requirements is by purchasing gift cards from American Express. The gift cards can either be used yourself, or can be given as a gift with the holidays approaching. Either way, the gift cards come with a low fee (typically $3.95 per card) and you can often…