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Chase Freedom Announces 5% Bonus Categories for Q2 2025

by Kyle Burbank
As Chase's celebration of its Freedom card's 15th anniversary rolls on, its picks for the second quarter's bonus categories have been announced. About Chase's Second Quarter 2025 Bonus Categories: Starting April 1st, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex customers can earn up to 5% back in two categories: Amazon and Select Streaming Services. The Amazon category includes goods purchased at Amazon.com as well as digital downloads, Amazon.com Gift Cards, Amazon Fresh...
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Marriott Bonvoy Brings Back Big Bonuses for Two Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
Marriott Bonvoy and American Express have reinstated best-ever welcome bonuses for two of their co-branded credit cards. About the Bonuses: For a limited time, new Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American Express Card and Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card customers can earn enhanced welcome bonuses. Starting with the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy, new cardholders can earn 155,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in purchases on the card within their first six months...
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CCBank Debuts New Rewards Card with Priority Pass Included

by Kyle Burbank
Utah's CCBank has launched new rewards credit cards (powered by Deserve) that include some notable perks. About the CCBank Peak Card: First in CCBank's new line up is the Peak card. This card earns 1.5% back on all purchases. Plus, cardholders enjoy a complimentary Priority Pass Select, which grants travelers airport lounge access at supported locations. The CCBank Peak Card has no annual fee and doesn't charge any foreign transaction...
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Capital One Venture Brings Back Its Stellar Limited-Time Offer

by Kyle Burbank
Capital One has brought back an enhanced bonus offer for its popular Venture Rewards card. About the bonus: For a limited time, new Capital One Venture Rewards customers can earn a welcome bonus worth up to $1,000 in travel. This offer includes two lucrative components. First up, cardholders can earn 75,000 bonus miles when they spend at least $4,000 in purchases on the card within their first three months from...
Discover It 5% Cashback Bonus categories Q2 2025
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Discover Unveils 5% Bonus Categories for Second Quarter of 2025

by Kyle Burbank
Discover has announced its selections for the categories customers can earn up to 5% back in during the second quarter of the year. About the Discover Q2 bonus categories: From April 1st through June 30th, Discover It cardholders can earn up to 5% back in two practical categories: Grocery Stores and Wholesale Clubs. First, the Grocery Store category includes purchases at supermarkets, meat lockers, bakeries, and small grocery stores. Additionally,...
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All Nippon Airways Introduces ANA Card U.S.A. Plus

by Kyle Burbank
ANA has unveiled an updated version of its ANA Card U.S.A. credit card, including giving the product a new name. About the ANA Card U.S.A. Plus: As of February 25th, the new ANA Card U.S.A. Plus is now available. The updated card earns 2x miles on eligible ANA purchases, including airfare. All other purchases earn 1 mile per dollar spent. Plus, when customers make their first purchase with the card,...
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Bilt to Feature Hilton Transfer Bonus for March 2025 Rent Day

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt Rewards has announced its Rent Day deals for March 2025 — including a transfer bonus for Hilton. About the Hilton Honors Transfer Bonus: On March 1st, Bilt members can claim a special bonus when transferring Bilt Points to Hilton Honors. For Blue members (the base status), a 150% bonus will be offered. That deal increases the transfer rate to 1:2.5, meaning that 2,000 Bilt Points would be worth 5,000...
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Chase Freedom Surprise Category Revealed, Starts March 1

by Kyle Burbank
As Chase celebrates the 15th anniversary of its Freedom cards, the bank is adding a surprise fifth category to its first quarter 5% bonus line-up. About the surprise category: Chase Freedom/Freedom Flex cardholders can earn up to 5% back on yet another category before the end of Q1. Starting March 1st, Tax Preparation and Insurance will be eligible for this quarter's bonus. According to Chase, the Tax Preparation and Insurance...
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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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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...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...