Fall MasterCard Hotel Deals
If you’re looking for a deal on hotels, MasterCard has a number of special fall and year end offers currently running:
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Upgrade to the New Amazon.com Visa
Chase and Amazon.com launched a new version of their co-branded credit card relatively recently, and they have now made it easy for existing card holders to upgrade. The original version of the card earned 3 points on eligible purchases at Amazon and 1 point anywhere else. The new version also earns 3 points on Amazon purchases, along with 2 points on gas, dining, drugstore and office supply purchases, in addition to 1 point everywhere else. You’ll also earn double points for the first 90 days after you enroll.
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Advanta Platinum 90-Day Interest Free BusinessCard
Advanta has introduced a new business credit card that offers 90 days interest free on all purchases all the time. The Advanta Platinum 90-Day Interest Free BusinessCard charges no interest for 90 days on purchases and offers a business rewards program, all without an annual fee. Since the 90 day interest free period is not a promotional offer, and it can provide up to $50,000 in working capital, the card can be helpful for small businesses looking to better manage their cash flow on an ongoing basis.
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SPG Offers More Flight Redemption Options
With much fanfare, Starwood Hotel and Resorts recently announced the expansion of its Starwood Preferred Guest program with the introduction of SPG Flights, a new option that allows members to exchange their Starpoints directly for plane tickets. Since the Starwood American Express is one of the top reward card choices precisely because of its loyalty program, a closer examination of these changes is in order.
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American Express TrueEarnings Card: Now with $25 Signup Bonus
The TrueEarnings® Card from Costco and American Express is now offering a $25 statement credit after your first purchase.
As usual, the TrueEarnings card offers 3% cash back on gas, 3% on restaurants, 2% on travel and 1% everywhere else. There is no limit to the cash back that you can earn, which is credited once annually on your February billing statement. In addition, the card has an intro 0% on purchases for 3 months and an intro 1.99% APR on balance transfers for 6 months with no balance transfer fee.
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Study Finds Amex Tops in Customer Satisfaction
According to JD Power and Associates 2008 Credit Card Satisfaction Study, American Express was rated the highest among credit card issuers for overall customer satisfaction. The poll of more than 7,600 credit card users found that Amex performed well across all five metrics that JD Power measured: interaction, billing and payment process, fees and rates, reward programs and benefits and services.
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Discover More: 5% Bonus at Supermarkets, Restaurants, and Movies October-December 2008
Here’s a friendly reminder: the Discover More categories are set to change again soon. For the coming period of October through December 2008, card holders will receive a 5% cash back bonus on up to $400 of purchases at grocery stores, restaurants, movie theaters and on movie rentals. As usual, you won’t begin to earn the bonus unless you have signed up. You can sign up now at the following link.
TrueCredit Credit Monitoring for $9.95/Month
If you’re looking for a credit monitoring service that gives you access to scores and reports from all three credit bureaus, pullable daily, then TrueCredit has a good option. The regular price of TrueCredit’s 3-Bureau Credit Monitoring is $14.95, but this offer allows both new and existing subscribers to get a rate of $9.95/month.
- Existing subscribers can click here.
- New subscribers can find the $9.95 offer at this link.
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Was Citi Stealing From You?
Have you ever accidentally paid your credit card bill twice? Or, returned a purchase, resulting in a credit on your bill? Well, if so, it appears that Citi may have been surreptitiously profiting off of you. According to California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr., between 1992 and 2003, Citibank’s computer systems utilized an “account sweeping” program that automatically removed any positive balances from customer accounts and deposited them into Citi’s general fund.
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Use That College Credit Card Wisely: Advice for Parents and Students
With tuition rates soaring and student loans harder and harder to come by, the last thing today’s college student needs is a mountain of unsecured credit card debt to add to the pile. According to Nellie Mae, a major student loan corporation, the average college senior now carries over $2800 in credit card debt, and two thirds of today’s college graduates come out with over $20,000 in combined student loan and credit card obligations. Add graduate school to that and the numbers double or even triple.
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