Since the inception of J.D. Power’s U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study in 2007, American Express has held the highest ranking among credit card issuers by itself every year. But this year, Discover joins them at the top, as the two firms tied for highest overall customer satisfaction in the latest rankings.
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After a slow start to the year, American Express has really stepped up the number of new “Amex Offers” (previously known as “Amex Sync” deals) this month. Currently, there are nearly 20 active deals that American Express cardmembers can take advantage of through Twitter, including just-added offers from Diesel, Godiva and Seasons 52, among others. In addition, Citi and Discover have also announced a few promos for existing cardmembers. Read on to get the details.
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Sadly, there’s been a shortage of deals that would be popular to the masses lately. That said, there are always some offers around that are worthwhile to a more niche audience. Here’s a quick roundup of currently available offers:
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As it does every year, ShopDiscover.com, Discover’s online shopping portal, is giving a boost to the cash back bonus that it offers customers during the holiday season. When you use your Discover Card through ShopDiscover.com, you’ll earn an extra 5-10% at over 75 featured merchants.
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Discover it® cardmembers will soon find it even easier to stay on top of their credit profile. Discover announced today that it is partnering with credit scoring company FICO to provide free credit scores to its cardmembers on their monthly statements.
Discover joins Barclaycard and FNBO, who announced their participation two weeks ago, in providing free FICO score access to their cardmembers.
Qualifying Discover it® cardmembers will automatically begin receiving free FICO scores from TransUnion on their monthly statements, provided either through the mail or online. Currently, free credit scores are available only to Discover it® cardmembers, with plans to roll out to other Discover cardmembers in the coming months.
Chase Freedom, Discover and Citi Dividend recently released details of their rotating 5% bonus categories for 2013. If you have one of these cards, you can now sign up for your first quarter bonus program. For your convenience, the chart below summarizes the quarterly bonuses available for each of these cards and should give you an idea of how to maximize your cash back.
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American Express continues to churn out nice deals for a variety of retailers when you “sync” your card with social networks, while Discover enhanced a couple of its existing benefits. Read on for the details.
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Through September 6, 2012, ShopDiscover.com, Discover‘s online shopping portal, is offering an extra 5% CashBack on top of the normal CashBack bonus you would earn for shopping through the site. That means, for instance, you’ll earn 10% at stores like SportsAuthority.com, Gap.com and HomeDepot.com instead of the normal 5% when you connect through ShopDiscover.com and use your Discover Card.
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Discover has brought back another no balance transfer fee offer. Under this latest promo, you’ll get an intro 0% APR on both purchases and balance transfers for 12 months. In addition, there will be no balance transfer fee on transfers that post to your account by August 10, 2012. Any transfers that post afterw August 10, 2012 will incur the standard 3% fee.
For more information or to apply for this offer, see this link.
Discover just announced that cardholders can now earn a 5% cashback bonus on up to $300 in spending on groceries in May. This bonus can be earned in addition to the 5% categories (movie theaters and restaurants) that were previously announced for the current quarter.
You’ll need to sign up for the promo first before you can start earning your bonus 5% cashback. You can sign up now at this link.
This update is now also reflected on our cash back bonus calendar, where you’ll notice that the Chase Freedom is also offering 5% back this quarter on groceries (on up to $1500 in spending).