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T-Mobile Money Changing Partner Banks in April

by Kyle Burbank
T-Mobile has announced that its banking account platform will soon switch partner banks. About the change: In an email to customers, T-Mobile Money revealed that funds held with the service would be moving from Customers Bank to Coastal Community Bank. With this change happening on April 1st, 2025, current users will need to opt-in to having their funds transferred. T-Mobile advises that this approval must be done by March 18th....
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Barclays to Introducing New Banking Products for AARP Members

by Kyle Burbank
Barclays has revealed plans to launch new banking products and offers exclusively for AARP members. About the upcoming products and offers: Today, Barclays announced that it will soon launch a new suite of products for AARP members in the United States. This will include a high-yield savings account as well as CDs. Both of those offerings are slated to debut this spring. Additionally, the bank intends to roll out personal loan...
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CFPB Suing Capital One Over Savings Interest Rate Discrepancy

by Kyle Burbank
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it's suing Capital One, accusing the bank of tricking customers with its savings account products. About the suit: In a press release, the CFPB revealed that it was taking action against Capital One, saying that the bank had deprived millions of customers of more than $2 billion in total interest. This accusation stems from Capital One's 360 Savings account, which was...
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National Use Your Gift Card Day Returning January 18th

by Kyle Burbank
A retail holiday that reminds consumers to claim forgotten funds is just around the corner. About National Use Your Gift Card Day: On January 18th, National Use Your Gift Card Day will return. Celebrated on the third Saturday of January, this retail "holiday" was coined in 2020, with 2025 marking the sixth installment. On this day, consumers are encouraged to locate and redeem any gift cards they may have acquired...
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Dosh Announces Sunsetting of Cashback App

by Kyle Burbank
The card-linked cashback platform Dosh has announced that it will be shutting down its mobile app next month. About the closure: Over the weekend, Dosh sent an email to users revealing their plans to sunset the app. The last day that users will be able to make qualifying transitions to earn cash back will be January 16th. Then, the app will officially shut down on February 28th. Ahead of the...
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Robinhood Offering Limited Time 2% IRA/401(k) Transfer Bonus

by Kyle Burbank
With tax season approaching, Robinhood Retirement is offering a bonus to those transferring their accounts to the platform. About the bonus: From now through April 30th, 2025, customers can earn up to a 2% bonus when transferring an IRA or completing a 401(k) rollover to Robinhood Retirement. Specifically, those with Robinhood Gold will earn a 2% match on transferred funds while non-Gold members will earn a 1% match. These bonuses...
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Delta Announces New Exclusive Partnership with Uber

by Kyle Burbank
Delta has revealed a new exclusive partnership with Uber, set to go into action this spring. About the partnership: During the airline's big CES keynote event held at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Delta announced that it was entering into a new deal with rideshare and good delivery giant Uber. Under this partnership, Uber customers will be able to earn bonus SkyMiles when they link their accounts and complete certain...
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The Honey Controversy Explained: Is the Coupon Tool a Scam?

by Kyle Burbank
If you've gone on YouTube at all recently, chances are you've seen thumbnails featuring the Honey logo and likely flames, an appalled face, or maybe just the word "SCAM" written across it. That may be pretty confusing if you've missed some big updates about the fairly useful Honey browser extension tool. So what exactly is going on with Honey and why should you care? First, there are really two main...
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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,...