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Jennifer Hudson, Credit One Team on Personal Finance Game

by Kyle Burbank
Credit One Bank is partnering with an Oscar winner to launch a financial education tool. About Cards on the Table (and Jennifer Hudson's Involvement): With March being Credit Education Month, Credit One has teamed up with talk show host, American Idol contestant, and EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson to roll out a new financial literacy game. Called Cards on the Table, this free activity shares financial tips and fun facts, while...
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Audible Introduces New Lower Tier for Audiobook Subscription

by Kyle Burbank
Amazon-owned audiobook platform Audible is rolling out a new lower-cost subscription plan in the U.S. and elsewhere. About Audible Standard Plan: Today, Audible announced the debut of its Standard membership plan. This new option is now available to customers in the United States, as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, and France. Additionally, testing is underway in other global markets. Priced at $8.99 in the U.S., the Standard...
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myFICO Adds  Mortgage Score Simulator for Premier Members

by Kyle Burbank
The Fair Isaac Corporation (much better known as FICO) has officially launched a new feature built for prospective homeowners. About myFICO's Mortgage Score Simulator Tool: This week, FICO revealed the addition of a new mortgage score tool to its myFICO platform. With the FICO Mortgage Score Simulator, users can better prepare to purchase a house by getting a greater understanding of what their credit scores will look like for lenders. While...
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Credit One Pays $10.2 Million to Settle California Civil Lawsuit

by Kyle Burbank
Credit One Bank has reached a settlement agreement with California District Attorneys regarding debt collection calls. About the Credit One-California Settlement: District Attorneys for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and Santa Clara counties in California have announced the resolution of a civil lawsuit filed against Las Vegas-based bank Credit One. This lawsuit accused Credit One and its vendors or making unlawful debt collection calls to California customers, including "repeated, intrusive...
Synchrony Cost of Car Ownership Survey
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Survey: Car Ownership Costs 150% More Than Consumers Estimate

by Kyle Burbank
According to a new survey, American consumers severely underestimate the average annual costs of car ownership. About the Synchrony Car Ownership Survey Results: Synchrony Bank recently released its Cost of Car Ownership survey, based on responses from more than 1,000 adult consumers. What it found was that there's a significant delta between how much vehicle owners expect to pay each year and how much the average car owner spends. On...
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Experian Smart Money Account Launches High-Yield Savings

by Kyle Burbank
The credit bureau is once again growing its consumer-facing product lineup with a new banking account option. About Experian Smart Money High-Yield Savings: Experian has officially announced the launch of its Experian Smart Money Digital Savings Account. This new savings product joins the Smart Money Checking Account, which debuted in 2023. While Smart Money Digital Savings offers "up to 4% APY," Experian has a tiered structure. First, all customers can...
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WalletHub Reveals Average Credit Score by State for 2026

by Kyle Burbank
The personal finance site WalletHub has released its latest look at which U.S. states have the highest and lowest average credit scores. About WalletHub's 2026 Credit Score by State Report Each year, WalletHub shares a look at which states have the best and worst credit. To compile this list, the site looked at the average scores of residents in each of the 50 states (Washington D.C. was excluded, as were...
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Discover Bank Discontinues New Account Applications

by Kyle Burbank
Eight months after Capital One completed its acquisition of Discover, applications for Discover banking products have been discontinued. About Discover Bank's Application End: As first noticed by Doctor of Credit, Discover Bank is no longer accepting new account applications, including those for checking and savings accounts. Instead, the landing page for those services directs customers to Capital One. At this time, current accountholders are unaffected and can still log in...
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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,...