Credit Cards
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Discover is Eliminating Price Protection on Its Cards
Discover has confirmed that it will discontinue the price protection benefits on its cards. Price Protection will no longer be offered as of October 31, 2018. Purchases made prior to October 31, 2018 will be eligible for coverage under the original terms of the benefit. Current terms state that Discover will refund the difference up to $500…
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Walmart Credit Card Will Be Issued by Capital One in 2019
Capital One will issue credit cards for the world’s largest physical retailer in the United States starting Aug. 1, 2019, Walmart said. This new deal covers both credit cards that can only be used at Walmart’s website and stores, as well as co-branded cards that can be used elsewhere. Capital One takes over as the issuer…
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Chase 5/24 Rule Will Apply to All Cards?
There’s some troubling new information about the Chase 5/24 rule. View from the Wing reports that the rule might be expanded to include all Chase cards. That means that if you’ve had 5 or more new cards in the last 24 months, you will not be able to get any new Chase cards. As of…
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Amex Platinum Adds $100 Annual Credit for Saks Fifth Avenue
Starting July 1, Amex Platinum cardholders will be able to get up to $100 in credits per calendar year at Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Amazon and American Express Will Launch Co-Branded Card for Small Businesses
American Express announced today that it is launching a co-branded credit card with Amazon.com aimed at U.S. small businesses.
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Amex Wins Supreme Court Swipe-Fee Antitrust Case
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of American Express for their policy of preventing retailers from offering customers incentives to pay with cheaper cards.
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Privacy.com, Generate Free Virtual Credit Cards and Earn Up To 5% Cashback
Privacy.com is a service that lets you create free virtual credit cards. This could help fight against credit card fraud. The service generates virtual credit card numbers for online shopping. It links and uses your checking account (via a US-based service called Plaid) to fund these purchases through the virtual cards. That means you have to…
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Amex Adds New Restrictions to Signup Bonuses, And It Could Affect Many People
Amex adds new vague restrictions. They can deny a bonus based on the number of American Express Cards you have opened and closed as well as other factors.
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Amex Enhances Purchase Protection and Extended Warranty
Amex will be making changes to purchase protection and extended warranty terms. And both changes are making these perks better.
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Visa Service Disruption in Europe, Merchants Can’t Accept Payments
Visa was experiencing a service disruption in some parts of Europe today. Â Many merchants and consumers have been reporting that they cannot use or accept Visa-branded credit and cards.
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Chase Shutting Down Accounts for High Credit Limits?
Account freezes and shutdown seem to be the new theme lately. Just a few days ago I wrote about American Express freezing Membership Rewards accounts for some people who received referral or authorized user bonuses. Now there’s a new case from Chase where accounts were shutdown for having a high credit limit. This new data…
