Credit Card Watcher: The Credit Card Deals Blog

Back to School Offers from Citi – EXPIRED

August 21, 2008 ccwatcher Citibank, Signup Bonuses, Student Cards

To mark the beginning of the school year, we have a couple of exclusive new student card offers from Citi. For a limited time through the following links, both the Citi® mtvUTM Platinum Select® Visa® Card for College Students and the Citi® Dividend Platinum Select® Visa® Card for College Students will offer double the normal points and cash back during their first 3 months. This means that college students approved for these offers will receive 10 reward points per dollar at qualifying merchants for the first three months for the mtvU card and 10% cash back on everyday purchases for the Dividend card during the intro period. This offer is valid only for college students who apply by September 30, 2008.
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Proposed Credit Card Rules May Complicate Economic Turndown

August 18, 2008 pg General

When the Federal Reserve asked for comments on a proposed rule that would protect credit card customers from questionable lending practices regarding interest rates and payment cycles, over 56,000 outraged responses flooded in, most of them from card holders with horrendous personal stories and a variety of common but very troubling complaints.
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Sony Card Application: $150 Credit After SonyStyle.com $299 Purchase

August 16, 2008 ccwatcher Chase, Reward Cards, Signup Bonuses

Here’s the latest deal for the Sony Card: Get a $150 statement credit after you make your first qualifying purchase of at least $299 at SonyStyle.com. This promotion is only available to new Sony Card account holders. In addition, all single sales receipt purchases made at a SonyStyle store, including SonyStyle.com, within 45 days of account opening equal or greater than $299 will automatically qualify for a 12 month deferred interest promo.

For more details, see this link. (Via FW)

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Free iPod Nano for Opening Checking and Credit Card Account

August 14, 2008 ccwatcher Signup Bonuses

TD Bank, the company resulting from the recent merger of Portland-based TD Banknorth and New Jersey-based Commerce Bank, is offering a free iPod 4GB Nano when you open a free checking and credit card account in a local branch. According to the terms of the promotion:

Promotion applies to any new or non-checking customer. One offer per new account. Offer expires 9/17/08. Direct Deposit must be activated by 11/14/2008. To qualify for Ipod Nano, application for both accounts needs to be submitted on the same day and approved by 11/14/08. Allow 4-6 weeks for ipod delivery. Cost of Ipod will be reported on 1099-INT.

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Associated Bank Cash Rebate Card: 5% Rebate at Supermarkets, Drugstores and Gas Stations with No Tiers

August 7, 2008 ccwatcher Cash Back Cards, Citibank

The Associated Bank Cash Rebate Card has been around for quite a while, but has not received the publicity it deserves. I thought it was worth highlighting this card again, as it is one of the best cash back credit cards currently on the market (particularly since the number of attractive new offers has been dwindling).

Its rebate structure is quite simple: a 5% cash rebate at supermarkets, drugstores and gas stations, and a 1% cash rebate everywhere else. There are no tiers, which means you’ll earn 5% on those “everyday purchases” from the first dollar. In addition, there are no special membership requirements and no annual fees. You can request your rebate in the form of a check once you’ve earned at least $50. It should also be mentioned that there is a limit of $300 in cash back that you can earn in a year.
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Free Movie Ticket for Amex and Discover Cardmembers

August 2, 2008 ccwatcher American Express

Eligible American Express Cardmembers can receive a promo code from Fandango good for a free movie ticket when they sign up to receive the Entertainment Access E-mail Newsletter by September 12, 2008. According to the fine print, the newsletter is sent out at least once a month, but not more than weekly, and there is nothing in the terms that says you can’t unsubscribe after you’ve received your free ticket.
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Free Garmin Nuvi 200 Portable GPS with Discover Approval

August 1, 2008 ccwatcher Discover, Signup Bonuses

Get a free Garmin Nuvi 200 Portable GPS Navigator system when you’re approved for a new Miles by Discover card account and make a qualifying purchase or balance transfer. The Nuvi 200 features a 3.5″ display and comes with preloaded maps for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The system currently retails for $150 at Amazon.com.
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ExxonMobil Credit Card: 15 Cents/Gallon Rebate on Gas and Up to 2% On Other Purchases

July 31, 2008 ccwatcher Citibank, Reward Cards

Citi and ExxonMobil recently made changes to the ExxonMobil MasterCard rewards program, upping the rebates awarded and making it more competitive with other gas rebate cards on the market. Previously, the card offered a 3% rebate at Exxon or Mobil stations and a 1% rebate on all other eligible purchases. Now, the terms are:
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17 Credit Cards with Free Plane Ticket Offers

July 28, 2008 ccwatcher Reward Cards, Signup Bonuses, Travel Cards

A free plane ticket is one of the more popular incentives used to woo credit card customers these days. And with airfares on a steady increase, the attractiveness of a free flight has only increased. So, with summer travel season in full swing, we decided to conduct a survey to find out which credit cards offered free airline ticket introductory promos.

We found 17 cards that fit the bill. Not surprisingly, most of them were airline affinity credit cards, but they included general reward cards as well. In part of what seems to be a growing trend across all credit cards, most of the intro promotions require at least some level of spending in order to earn the full number of bonus miles, so as to discourage customers who only use the card for the sign up bonus. Also, as is the standard for airline-affiliated credit cards, virtually all carry an annual fee, though some of them do waive it for the first year.

You can find the full list of cards along with details here.

Do Virtual Credit Card Numbers Really Protect You?

July 21, 2008 ccwatcher General

For years, credit card issuers such as Citi, Discover and Bank of America have touted single-use card numbers, or “virtual credit cards,” as a means of thwarting credit fraud. Generally speaking, the idea behind virtual card numbers is this: consumers download a piece of software to their computer that generates a new credit card number for each transaction, potentially allowing the creation of card numbers for specific merchants with set credit limits and expiration dates. These numbers can be used either online, over the phone or through the mail, but not anywhere a physical card is required.

Though their use is free, consumer adoption of the technology has been low, prompting American Express to drop the feature several years ago. The latest revelations about the limitations of virtual card numbers, as reported in this SD thread, are not likely to help spread their use, either.

The claims, in fact, are a bit unsettling.
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