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Personal Finance News

2025 U.S. Consumer Holiday Spending Expected to Top $1 Trillion

by Kyle Burbank
With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, estimates suggest that American shoppers could set a record this year — and cross a major milestone. About the Holiday Spending Forecast for 2025: This week, the National Retail Federation (NRF) released its annual holiday forecast. In it, they estimate that retail sales between November and December 2025 will total more than $1 trillion for the first time. Specifically, their research...
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Southwest Airlines Officially Launches Rapid Rewards Debit Card

by Kyle Burbank
After teasing a new debit product, Southwest Airlines has now revealed the details about its Rapid Rewards-earning credit card alternative. About the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Debit Card: Southwest is partnering with Galileo and Sunrise Banks to debut a new debit card. With the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Debit Card, customers can earn points on purchases and even work their way toward earning a Companion Pass. First, with the card,...
Rakuten The Holiday Big Deal Reveal
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Rakuten Reveals 10 Days of Big Deals Starting November 1st

by Kyle Burbank
Next month, Rakuten users can earn increased cashback (or American Express Membership Rewards points) from 10 big brands over the course of 10 days. About Rakuten's Holiday Big Deal Reveal: The popular cashback shopping portal Rakuten has made its Holiday Big Deal Reveal for 2025. From November 1st through November 10th, the platform will be rolling out a special offer each day, earning customers between 12% and 23% back on...
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Personal Finance News

Survey: Lingering Inflation Impacting Winter Travel Plans

by Kyle Burbank
A new survey suggests that a majority of travelers expect ongoing inflation to impact their winter itineraries, while other financial factors are also in the mix. About the Survey Results: Recently, the personal finance site WalletHub released its Winter Travel Survey. Headlining the results is the fact that 54% of respondents said inflation will affect their plans. Similarly, just over half (51%) expect that a weaker dollar will also play...
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Rocket Completes $14.2 Billion Mr. Cooper Acquisition

by Kyle Burbank
The U.S.'s largest lender has now acquired the county's largest mortgage servicer. About the Rocket-Mr. Cooper Deal: Rocket Companies recently announced that its acquisition of Mr. Cooper had officially closed. The transaction cost Rocket $14.2 billion. According to the company, the combined entity will now have service nearly 10 million mortgages. As part of the deal, Mr. Cooper's CEO Jay Bray will now serve as President and CEO of Rocket...
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United and Instacart Partner to Bring New Delivery Perk to Flyers

by Kyle Burbank
A new grocery delivery perk is coming to those who fly the friendly skies. About the United and Instacart Partnership: United Airlines and Instacart are teaming up to bring a unique benefit to travelers. Now, customers can link their United MileagePlus accounts to Instacart in order to claim $0 delivery fees in concert with their United flights. With this offer, customers can unlock a week of the Instacart+ $0 delivery...
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PayPal Adds Limited-Time Cashback Offer to BNPL Service

by Kyle Burbank
With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, PayPal is looking to boost its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) option with a special offer. About the PayPal But Now Pay Later Offer: From now through the end of the year, PayPal BNPL customers can earn 5% cashback on their purchases. This includes both online and in-store transactions made with the service. To get started, users will need to save the cashback...
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Bask Bank Negatively Adjusts Mileage Savings Account Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bask Bank is updating the earnings rate for its Mileage Savings account. About Bask's Updated Rate: Effective today, Bask will be lowering the rate that its Mileage Savings account customers earn. Now, members will earn 1.75 miles per $1 saved annually versus the previous rate of 2 miles per $1. This means that an accountholder with $10,000 in their account will now earn 17,500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles over the...
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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,...