Credit Card Reward News & Promos

NEW: PenFed Platinum Rewards Card Offers $250 Signup Bonus

January 9, 2012
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Mark your calendars! Starting in February, Pentagon Federal Credit Union is rolling out their new Platinum Rewards Card, which offers 5% back on gas purchases, 3% back on supermarket purchases, and 1% back for all other purchases. With perks like this and no annual fee, the new PenFed is on par with the best rewards [...]

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Expires Dec. 25: PerkStreet Debit Card Offers $25 Signup Bonus Plus 2% Rewards

December 16, 2011
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We give the PerkStreet Financial debit card rave reviews, and this is why: on top of getting 1-2% cash back on all your purchases, from now until Christmas Day, you’ll receive a $25 bonus when you sign up for a PerkStreet account. If you join PerkStreet before 11:59 Eastern on December 25th and make 3 [...]

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Chase Ink Bold Reveals New Rewards Program

December 16, 2011
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In addition to offering a killer 50,000-point signup bonus, the Chase Ink Bold kicked its rewards program up a notch. Instead of offering a flat rewards rate of 1%, complemented by a yearly bonus based on your level of spending, the Bold now offers bonus rewards categories. You earn a 5% rewards rate on the [...]

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100% Bonus on Delta Miles with Your SkyMiles Credit Card: Should You Bother?

December 15, 2011
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Delta is currently offering one of their best deals of the year on miles. Through December 31st, you’ll get a 100% bonus on all miles purchased with your Delta SkyMiles credit card, which basically means your miles double in value. To qualify, you need to purchase miles in increments of 2,000, with a maximum of [...]

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Credit Card Industry News

Russell Simmons Vs. Suze Orman: FIGHT!

February 1, 2012
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With the release of her new prepaid debit card, Suze Orman has been hogging the limelight. While reviews of her “Approved Card” have been overwhelmingly scathing, Orman has, in all fairness, launched one of the cheapest celebrity-endorsed cards to date (not saying much). But Russell Simmons isn’t going to let his famed “RushCard” play second [...]

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NerdWallet Launches Prepaid Debit Card Comparison Tool

January 31, 2012
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There’s something wrong with prepaid debit cards. More so than any other financial product we’ve covered, prepaid cards rely on obfuscation and an anything-goes approach to disclosures. But the tried-and-tested credit card disclosure method won’t work as well with prepaid: a simple list of each card’s fees leaves a consumer wondering which fees are relevant, [...]

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Credit Card Reviews

The Approved Prepaid Debit Card: Suze Orman Falls Short

January 16, 2012
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With the unveiling of her “Approved Card,” Suze Orman pens yet another harrowing chapter in the long, haunting chronicle of celebrity prepaid debit. Following in the footsteps of Kim Kardashian and Lil Wayne, Orman has discovered another way to leverage her fame to fatten her wallet. Unfortunately, introducing a prepaid debit card is not a [...]

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Chase Blueprint Review: How to Avoid Interest and Pay Down Debts

January 11, 2012
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Chase Blueprint is an interactive, online personal finance planner, attached to select credit cards including the Chase Slate, Freedom, Ink and Sapphire. Its user-friendly interface and detailed graphic displays create a convenient and personalized budgeting experience. Not only does Blueprint provide assistance in the obliteration of debt, but it actually allows you to avert interest [...]

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Chase Slate: The Cure for the Common Debt?

January 3, 2012
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Equipped with the Chase Blueprint program, the Chase Slate claims to be one of the best in the low-interest arena. But is it really the top card to pay down your debts without being slammed with high interest? It’s a close call, but we think we have something a little better than the upstart Slate [...]

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Lil Wayne’s Young Money Card: Another Prepaid Train Wreck

December 19, 2011
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Celebratory prepaid debit cards continue to baffle us here at NerdWallet. After the necessary and cathartic collapse of the Kim Kardashian prepaid debit card, we hoped the absurdity had subsided. But not even a year has passed since the Kardashian catastrophe, and Lil Wayne just launched the “Young Money Card,” another toxic piece of plastic [...]

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NerdWallet’s Top Credit Union Savings Accounts

January 26, 2012
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Look at any big-bank savings account, and you’ll see savings rates at an all-time low. But even though Ben Bernanke has his foot on interest rates’ throat like a vengeful Greek god of old, you don’t have to settle for 0.01% interest rates – just look to your credit union. These not-for-profit institutions are offering [...]

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The Easiest Way to Raise Your Credit Score

January 20, 2012
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Raising your credit score requires diligence, but we have a neat credit-building trick that requires little time and no upkeep. While it’s important to make punctual payments and stay below your limit, establishing credit doesn’t have to consume your life. Here’s a cost-free, time-efficient technique for increasing your FICO score. Why your credit score is [...]

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Building a Credit Score from Scratch: 6 Easy Steps

January 18, 2012
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Building credit is something of a Catch-22. Without a credit card, it’s hard to build a credit history. Without a credit history, it’s hard to qualify for a credit card. So how does someone start from scratch to build a credit score? Honest answer: By starting at the bottom and beginning the long upward climb. Fortunately, [...]

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Sticking to Your Resolutions: A NerdWallet Quiz

January 4, 2012
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Now that the champagne bottles have been recycled and auld acquaintance has been forgot, it’s time to actually get started on those resolutions. Whether your 2012 goal is to pay down your debt, get your credit score up or just put aside some money in a savings account, you’re going to need a long-term strategy [...]

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