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Discover Card: Earn Double Cashback at Amazon.com

October 11, 2011 ccwatcher Discover

Through the end of 2011, Discover cardmembers will automatically earn double cash back (2%) on up to $250 in purchases each month at Amazon.com. Discover cardmembers who have a Miles by Discover or Escape card will earn double miles. There is no need to sign up for this promotion–cardmembers can simply use their Discover cards to start earning their extra rewards.

In addition, starting today Discover cardmembers can also use their Cashback Bonus to pay for their Amazon.com purchases by linking their card to their Amazon.com account. Since you’re only getting a 1:1 ratio of Cashback Bonus dollars to Amazon.com dollars, however, it isn’t the best redemption value. (Other gift cards offer a better exchange rate.) It does, however, offer a way to liquidate lower Cashback Bonus amounts, as there is no minimum redemption amount required when applying your Cashback towards an Amazon.com purchase.

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$50 Amazon Gift Card for 4,900 Citi ThankYou Points

October 10, 2011 ccwatcher Citibank

For a limited time, Citi is offering $50 gift cards to Amazon.com for only 4,900 ThankYou points. That means you’ll get slightly better than a penny’s worth of credit at Amazon for each point.
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Citi ThankYou Premier Card – 50,000 Bonus Points, First Year’s Annual Fee Waived

October 9, 2011 ccwatcher Citibank, Signup Bonuses

Citi ThankYou Premier Card Citi is currently offering 50,000 bonus ThankYou points on its ThankYou Premier Card. While it has offered this in the past, this particular deal is better than ever because the annual fee of $125 will be waived for the first year.

Under this offer, you’ll receive 50,000 bonus ThankYou points after making $2,500 in purchases within the first 3 months. 50,000 bonus points is enough to redeem for $500 in gift cards, or even more when you redeem for travel. One of the features of the Citi ThankYou Premier Card is that you’ll be eligible for a 25% discount on flights when you redeem your points through Citi’s ThankYou Travel Center, meaning that your 50,000 points can be used for $665 towards travel.

While their point systems are quite different, this new offer from Citi is now quite competitive with Chase’s Sapphire Preferred 50,000 point deal. Both are targeted towards the same upscale, traveling demographic.

For more details or to apply for the Citi ThankYou Premier card, see this link:

~~Citi ThankYou^SM Premier Card – $500 in Gift Cards~~

Update 2/3: The 50,000 bonus point offer has now expired. To see the current Citi ThankYou Premier offer, see this link.

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PenFed Removes Foreign Transaction Fees From All Its Credit Cards

October 5, 2011 ccwatcher Pentagon Federal

In what seems to be a growing industry trend, Pentagon Federal Credit Union announced yesterday that it was eliminating foreign transaction fees from all of its credit cards. This move comes on the heels of the news that Discover is also set to drop its foreign transaction fees.

Previously, the only cards from PenFed that did not charge such a fee were The PenFed Premium Travel Rewards American Express Card and the PenFed Promise Card. Now, the fee has been eliminated for all of PenFed’s cards, including the excellent Platinum Cash Rewards Card, its Visa Gold and Visa Classic and MasterCard programs.

Removal of the foreign currency transaction fee is effective immediately for both new and existing cardholders.

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Discover Drops Foreign Transaction Fees?

October 1, 2011 ccwatcher Discover

While there has yet to be an official statement released, one customer reports receiving an email from Discover stating that they have decided to stop charging foreign transaction fees made on international purchases:
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Citi Increases Value of ThankYou Points When Used for Student Loan Rebates, Mortgage Payments

September 28, 2011 ccwatcher Citibank

In a refreshing change from the norm, Citi recently increased the value of its ThankYou points when they are redeemed for student loan rebates or mortgage payments. Citi credit card members can now redeem Thank You points for a check towards either their student loan or mortgage at an exchange rate of 100 points per $1. For instance, 2,500 Thank You points can be redeemed for a $25 check.
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Citi ThankYou Preferred Rewards Card: Up to $500 in Gift Cards

September 27, 2011 ccwatcher Citibank, Reward Cards, Signup Bonuses

Citi has a new offer out for its ThankYou Preferred Rewards Card, allowing you to earn up to 50,000 ThankYou points, redeemable for $500 in gift cards.

This is the most lucrative sign up bonus offered yet for the Preferred Card, though it also has the largest spending requirement. You’ll earn 25,000 bonus points when you spend at least $5,000 within the first 6 months of opening your account; you’ll earn an additional 25,000 points when you spend another $5,000 in the following 6 months.

As is standard for the card, you’ll receive 1 point for every $1 on all purchases and also earn an anniversary bonus for every year you remain a member. There is no annual fee.

Update 12/22: This offer has now expired. Please see this link for the current Citi ThankYou Preferred Card deal.
~~Citi ThankYou Preferred Rewards Card application – Up to $500 in gift cards~~

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Existing Southwest Credit Card Members: Free 1,000 Points YMMV

September 22, 2011 ccwatcher Chase, Reward Cards

In an effort to educate cardmembers on how to redeem their rewards points, Southwest is offering those who have its credit card 1,000 bonus points to watch a short video describing the process. At the end of the video (roughly 2 and a half minutes), you’ll be asked for your Rapid Rewards number and the last four digits of your credit card number.

Assuming your credit card account is open and in good standing, the 1,000 bonus points should post in 6 to 8 weeks. And while not everyone has reported success in getting the bonus points, it seems like the majority of cardholders are eligible, so it is definitely worth checking out.

Link (Via FW)

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Chase Ink Bold with Ultimate Rewards: 50,000 Bonus Points Worth $625 in Airfare

September 22, 2011 ccwatcher Business Cards, Chase, Signup Bonuses

Chase just introduced one of its richest offers for the Ink Bold with Ultimate Rewards business charge card — you’ll now earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 within the first 3 months of opening your account. You can redeem your 50,000 bonus points for a $500 statement credit, or alternatively, $625 towards airfare or hotel accommodations when you redeem through Chase’s online Ultimate Rewards portal.

Purchases earn 1 point per dollar spent with no limit to the points you can earn. In addition, you’ll earn point bonuses when you reach certain spend levels:

Upon reaching $25,000 in annual spend, receive 7,500 bonus points
Upon reaching $50,000 in annual spend, receive an additional 15,000 bonus points
Upon reaching $100,000 in annual spend, receive an additional 25,000 bonus points

There is an annual fee of $95 which is waived for the first year. For more info or to apply, see the following link:

Chase Ink Bold application

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Priceline Rewards Visa: 2% Credit Card?

September 22, 2011 ccwatcher Barclays, Reward Cards

With the impending demise of the 2% Schwab card, there’s been a lot of scrambling to find a replacement. This post on FW describes a new targeted offer for the Priceline Rewards Visa that presents an intruiging possibility. This version of the card earns 5 points per dollar spent on “Name Your Own Price” Priceline purchases and 2 points per dollar everywhere else with no annual fee, a superior value when compared to the other publicly available Priceline credit cards.
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