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Discover Nixes Foreign Transaction Fee: See Their Best Travel Cards

November 10, 2011
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As of November 6th, all Discover cards have no foreign transaction fees! This is excellent news if you already have a Discover credit card, of course, but should you consider getting one because of the change? The answer depends on your travel habits. As you might expect, Discover’s new pricing structure has the biggest effect [...]

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Discover Doubles Amazon Rewards

October 12, 2011
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Discover just announced an increased rewards rate at Amazon.com and seems pretty excited about it. While the upgrade is definitely a plus for Discover card holders, Discover still lags behind others in giving rewards for Amazon shopping. Discovering the Amazon The Discover More’s claim to fame is its 5% cash back rate in rotating categories. [...]

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Discover Scraps Foreign Transaction Fee on All Credit Cards

October 1, 2011
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Good news for Discover Escape cardholders: you can now escape beyond the US borders. Discover just announced that they’re scrapping the foreign transaction fee on all their credit cards as of November 6th. As an added bonus, they’re also scrapping their “Research Fee” for extra copies of your receipts or billing statements. We always like [...]

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Discover More Offers Great 18 Month Balance Transfer Promo

August 28, 2011
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The Discover More credit card boasts 0% interest on balance transfers for the first 18 months, longer than almost any other card, on top of a lower-than-normal balance transfer fee. What’s more, the card still earns rewards on purchases. Though its introductory APR period isn’t the longest one out there,  the combination of an above-average [...]

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Decoupled Debit Cards: the Next Rewards Checking Casualty?

July 18, 2011
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When decoupled debit cards first drew attention in 2008, banks were not happy. These new products allowed a third party to sweet-talk its way between a consumer and his checking account, allowing that third party to earn interchange revenue while giving some of the proceeds back in the form of debit rewards. The bank, which [...]

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Finally, a Card With a 0% Balance Transfer APR & No Transfer Fee

January 3, 2011
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When it comes to balance transfer credit cards, you usually can’t have your cake and eat it too. You either have to choose between a 0% introductory balance transfer offer, or a card that has no balance transfer fee. Most of the time, cards that offer 0% APRs on balance transfers come with an upfront [...]

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Who Killed the ARCO Debit Card Program? (The Sequel)

December 28, 2010
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Update: Both the MasterCard and Discover Arco debit card programs have now ended. Read on for why we think it happened, and what you can do now that you’re back to paying the 45-cent debit surcharge at Arco gas stations.  Arco killed its MasterCard gas debit card program a while back, in December 2010. Current [...]

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Discover Earnings: High FICO Customers Spending More, Low FICO Customers Spending Less

December 17, 2010
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Discover reported their fiscal fourth quarter earnings yesterday. One interesting observation from the CEO: “We’ve seen an acceleration of spending on revolvers [credit card accounts]… Starting in September and that’s continued till now. Most of our spending growth is from customers who have over 760 FICO score and, in fact, if you look at the [...]

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Discover Announces 2011 Rotating 5% Cashback Bonus Categories

December 1, 2010
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With the end of 2010 in sight, Discover has announced the new 5% Cashback Bonus categories for most of the 2011 calendar. Discover More holders, much like those with the Chase Freedom and Citibank Dividend Platinum Select cash rewards credit cards, earn this bonus cash on very specific rotating categories, usually on a quarterly basis. [...]

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Discover Takes On Holiday Shopping With New Deals

November 24, 2010
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For Discover cardholders, the ShopDiscover store may be the best place to find deals this holiday season. In addition to earning up to 5% rewards on certain categories with your Discover More, or earning 2% cash back on everything with your Discover Escape, you can also score discounts of 5-20% on popular merchandise year-round. To [...]

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