the best Bank of America credit cards

You Can Do Better than a Bank of America Credit Card

September 16, 2011
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Don’t get me wrong: Bank of America credit cards are perfectly serviceable. They have low or no fees, decent rewards programs and the occasional small signup bonus. They’re fine. Just fine. The phrase you’re looking for, I believe, is “damned with faint praise.” That’s because while the BofA credit cards are all right, you don’t [...]

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Updated Bank of America Credit Card: Better, but Nowhere Near Best

September 12, 2011
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The recently revised Bank of America credit card is a shining example of why no kid should ever be proud of bringing home the “Most Improved” trophy. The newest iteration of the BankAmericard Cash Rewards card features a much better rewards rate than it did before. But for all that, the card is still nowhere [...]

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Bank of America Can’t Raise Rates, So They’ll Just Charge You a $59 Fee

February 21, 2011
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For those who have feared that the CARD Act will lead to fee increases, this is a perfect example. About 5% of BofA credit card customers will be charged a new $59 annual fee soon, on top of what they’re already paying. The fee isn’t limited to a specific card, and isn’t technically a penalty, [...]

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Asiana Credit Card, New King of Airline Mile Cards

June 25, 2010
Asiana Airlines American Express from Bank of America

Tip: Asiana Airlines is a Star Alliance member, so you can book flights on Continental, United, and US Airways with miles you earn with the Asiana Airlines credit card. What makes Bank of America’s updated Asiana American Express card the new king of the airline mile credit cards? You get 2 Asiana Miles per $1 [...]

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World Points: Bank of America’s Sub-Par Rewards Program

May 23, 2010
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We give Bank of America WorldPoints program two thumbs down compared to other banks’ reward programs. Why? In most cases, you need to horde 25,000 points before you can redeem points for a 1 cent value, the industry standard. This is about as bad as it gets in terms of bank reward programs. Even Citi Thank You [...]

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Wyndham Rewards latest victim of shrinking Bank of America card portfolio

January 29, 2010

The Wyndham Rewards card from Bank of America is no longer being offered on Bank of America’s website. This is unfortunate because it was one of few cards offering a 2% base rewards rate. The card issuer has slimmed its card portfolio down from 145 cards to less than 40 over the past year, dropping [...]

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Bank of America and Chase raise APRs, trim card offerings

January 26, 2010

Bank of America and Chase raised APRs on most of their credit card portfolios by 1% to 3%. Many cards previously listed in our Low APR Credit Cards page have been affected. Also, both credit card issuers have removed some great cards from their portfolios. Among those cards no longer available: Bank of America’s Indianapolis [...]

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November 19, 2009

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Chase & Bank of America Discontinue Cards

November 13, 2009

Chase has made the following changes: Discontinued the ASPCA Credit Card and Sprint Credit Card Increased the Continental Airlines World MasterCard APR from 9.99% + Prime to 10.99% + Prime Bank of America has made the following changes: Discontinued Visa Signature WorldPoints Rewards WorldPoints Platinum Plus World WorldPoints Cash Rewards Platinum Plus Financial Rewards Platinum Plus [...]

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Bank of America updates card offers

July 1, 2009

New credit cards from Bank of America: BankAmericard Cash Rewards Visa Signature, featuring 1.25% back if you redeem cash rewards amounts above $300 BankAmericard Visa Norwegian Crusie Line WorldPoints MasterCard US Olympic Team WorldPoints Visa Mercedes-Benz Visa Signature Rotary International WorldPoints Platinum Plus MasterCard Defenders of Wildlife WorldPoints Platinum Plus Visa Changes to credit card [...]

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