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Spirit Airlines Adds Free Bag Perk to Co-Branded Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
The embattled Spirit Airlines is sweetening its co-branded credit card with a highly desirable perk. About the New Free Spirit Travel More Card Benefit: Effective immediately, those with the Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard can take advantage a potentially lucrative new benefit. Primary cardholders can now enjoy up to two free checked bags on Spirit flights. However, the trip must be booked with their eligible card. Spirit notes that this...
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Sun Country Airlines Re-Launches Credit Card with Synchrony

by Kyle Burbank
Sun Country Airlines has unveiled its updated rewards credit card with a new issuer. About the Sun Country Visa Signature Card: The low-cost carrier Sun Country has relaunched its co-branded credit card, now issued by Synchrony. With the card, customers can earn up to 5x Sun Country rewards points per dollar spent on Sun Country purchases. This includes 3x from using their card and 2x from the flight itself. Meanwhile,...
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Mesa Homeowners Card Introduces Limited-Time Welcome Bonus

by Kyle Burbank
The Mesa Homeowners card is offering a rare welcome bonus — but only for a limited time. About the Welcome Bonus Offer: For one more week, new Mesa Homeowners Card customers can claim a special welcome offer. Currently, new cardholders can earn 50,000 bonus Mesa points after spending at least $12,000 on the card within their first 90 days. However, in order to take advantage of this offer, applicants must enter...
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American Express Details Major Platinum Card Refresh

by Kyle Burbank
After weeks of teases and rumors, the official American Express Platinum Card refresh details have arrived. About the Updates to the American Express Platinum Card: Just before the Chase Sapphire Reserve unveiled its big update in June, American Express teased its own significant refresh for the Platinum Card. Now, all of the details of that update have been revealed, including new benefits along with an increased annual fee. Starting with...
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Chase Freedom Announces 5% Bonus Categories for Q4 2025

by Kyle Burbank
Chase is closing out the year with three main bonus categories — plus one additional category coming later this year. About the Chase 5% Bonus Categories for Q4 2025: Starting October 1st, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex customers can earn up to 5% in two categories: Department Stores and Old Navy. On top of that, Chase Travel purchases will be even more rewarding during the quarter. Plus, starting in December,...
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Chime Launches Secured Credit Card with Cashback Rewards

by Kyle Burbank
The neobanking app Chime has introduced a new secured credit card. About the New Chime Card: Chime is updating its secured credit product, introducing the new Chime Card. With the Chime Card, the neobanking platform is building upon the Chime+ service it launched in March. Customers can unlock Chime+ perks by setting up a qualifying direct deposit of at least $200 per month. Existing Chime+ perks include an increased APY...
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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....
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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,...