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Credit Card News

KeyBank Secured Card Reveals Latest "Graduating Class" Details

by Kyle Burbank
Thousands of Key Secured Credit Card customers are ready to "graduate." About the Key Secured Credit Card and Its Recent Graduating Class: As KeyBank reports, during the first half of 2025, 4,400 secured credit card customers have been able to "graduate" to an unsecured product. Of these recent graduates, 59% were able to achieve this milestone within a year, while 88% were able to do so within two years. In...
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Discover Announces 5% Bonus Categories for Fourth Quarter 2025

by Kyle Burbank
Discover is rounding out 2025, locking in its bonus category picks for the fourth quarter. About Discover's Q4 2025 Bonus Category Selections: From October 1st through December 31st, Discover It cardholders can earn up to 5% back in two categories: Amazon and Drug Stores. First, the Amazon category covers Amazon.com purchases, including Amazon Fresh orders, digital downloads, Amazon Local Deals, and items sold by third-party merchants in the Amazon.com marketplace....
Mesa Homeowners Credit Card and CostCo membership card
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Mesa Switches "Big Box Membership" Credit to Costco Only Perk

by Kyle Burbank
Mesa has made another update to its Homeowners Credit Card, highlighting Costco with one of the card's credits. About the Costco Update: Those looking to buy in bulk and stock up on Kirkland Signature will be pleased with an updated Mesa Homeowners Card perk. Now, cardholders can get a credit of up to $65 toward a Costco membership. That's enough to cover a basic Gold Star membership, although the credit...
AMC Rewards Visa Card
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AMC Abruptly Shuts Down Its Co-Branded Rewards Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
The theatre chain AMC has notified customers that it's immediately discontinuing its AMC Entertainment Visa Card. About the AMC Credit Card Shutdown: On August 27th, AMC sent an email to cardholders informing them that the AMC Entertainment card would be discontinued. Moreover, the card will no longer work for purchases effective immediately. The company explains that this abrupt closure comes as the card's issuer, Celtic Bank, has been acquired.  Despite...
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Bilt Brings Virgin Red Transfer Bonus to September 2025 Rent Day

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt and Virgin are teaming up once again to deliver a transfer bonus to members for September 2025's Rent Day. About the Virgin Red Transfer Bonus: On September 1st, Bilt Rewards members can earn a bonus when transferring points to Virgin Red. Members will earn between a 40% and 100% bonus, meaning that the regular 1:1 transfer rate will increase to a minimum of 1:1.4 or as high as 1:2...
OnePay Credit Card
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Walmart's OnePay Introduces CashRewards Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
After announcing in June that a OnePay credit card offering was on the way, the CashRewards card has arrived. About the OnePay CashRewards Credit Card: OnePay (formerly One) has unveiled the new OnePay CashRewards Credit Card, issued by Synchrony Bank. With this new card, customers can earn enhanced cashback on Walmart purchases — with the biggest rewards reserved for Walmart+ customers. First, all CashRewards cardholders can earn unlimited 3% back...
Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
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Chase Introduces New Welcome Bonus for Sapphire Reserve

by Kyle Burbank
With the special bonus offer that Chase launched with its refreshed Sapphire Reserve card now expired, the bank has announced a new welcome bonus that's still sure to turn heads. About the New Offer: Chase has debuted another stellar offer for its flagship Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Now, new cardholders can earn 125,000 bonus Chase Ultimate Rewards points after spending at least $6,000 on the card within three months from...
Capital One SavorOne Card
Credit Card News

Capital One Relaunches SavorOne Card as Subprime Product

by Kyle Burbank
Capital One is complicating its nomenclature once again, reintroducing a SavorOne Rewards card. About the New Capital One Savor One Rewards Card: After previously discontinuing the SavorOne branding, Capital One has now launched a new version of the card. However, this updated product is aimed at those with "Fair" credit. First, the new SavorOne Rewards carries a $39 annual fee. Additionally, no welcome bonus is currently offered for the card....
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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A Look at How Rakuten (Ebates) Works in 2026

by Kyle Burbank
Since taking an interest in personal finance, one site I’ve come across again and again is Rakuten, formerly Ebates. If you’re still unfamiliar, Rakuten is a cashback site — and is the largest of its kind by far, boasting deals from over 3,500 retailers. Its popularity has endured even with the odd Rakuten re-branding and the platform remains one of my most-used money-saving tools. Since joining Rakuten / Ebates some...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...