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Delta Amex: First Bag Now Flies Free
May 6th, 2010Delta Air Lines just announced it will waive its fee on the first piece of checked luggage for Delta American Express cardholders beginning June 1, 2010. This benefit extends to cardmembers with an Amex Gold, Platinum or Delta Reserve SkyMiles credit card.
Delta will waive the $25 checked baggage fee on the first piece of checked luggage for up to nine people on the same reservation, but is not applicable to oversized or overweight bags. As Delta points out, that equates to savings of up to $50 on a round-trip ticket or $200 for a family of four. Cardholders will automatically receive the baggage fee waiver at Delta upon check-in for all Delta and Delta Connection flights.
PenFed Amazing Escapes
May 1st, 2010From now through May 28, 2010, PenFed is offering a Amex-style giveaway of highly discounted travel packages exclusively for its PenFed Premium Travel Rewards Amex cardholders.
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Citi Platinum Select MasterCard: 0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers for 18 Months
April 29th, 2010Citi has just introduced a brand new promotion for its Citi Platinum Select Mastercard, offering an 0% intro APR for 18 months on balance transfers and 0% intro APR for 12 months on purchases. Both the rate and length of your introductory offer will be based on your creditworthiness. If you’re looking to take advantage of the balance transfer offer, there is a 5% uncapped balance transfer fee with a $10 min. The card has no annual fee.
To view more info or to apply, see this link.
Citi AA Cards: Up to 35,000 Bonus AA Miles upon Signup
April 27th, 2010Citi is currently offering up to 35,000 bonus miles on its American Airlines co-branded credit cards, including the Citi Platinum Select / AAdvantage Visa Signature card, Citi Select / AAdvantage American Express and CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Visa card. Under this promo, you’ll be awarded 30,000 AA miles after spending $750 within 4 months of signing up and another 5,000 bonus miles if you make at least $5,000 in purchases during your first year.
In addition, if you sign up using this link, the annual fee will be waived for the first year.
Free LifeLock Subscription for 1 Year
April 13th, 2010According to Lifelock, their service provides a “basic layer of protection against identity theft” by attempting to detect when your personal information is being used to apply for new credit and alerting you when this happens. I have never used their service so I can’t endorse it, but they have given me 5 complimentary year-long memberships to give to new members (which would normally cost $110 each).
To give LifeLock a try using this promo, go to www.lifelock.com/enroll and enter Promo Code: NEWMEMBERCJ, Member ID: 477979. You will need to enter in all your personal information (including SSN), but it doesn’t appear that billing information is required. This offer is good until April 16, 2010 or all 5 memberships have been taken.
United Mileage Plus Visa: 50,000 Bonus Miles upon Signup
April 8th, 2010Chase has now even further sweetened its United Mileage Plus Visa sign up bonus, offering 50,000 Mileage Plus miles after you make qualifying transactions totaling $250 or more. The annual fee of $60 is also waived for the first year under this offer.
There doesn’t appear to be a link to the online application, though you can read some of the terms here. Note that this promotion is only available to first-time cardholders with new accounts.
To apply, you’ll need to call Mileage Plus customer service (1-800-421-4655). Choose the “apply for a UA Mileage Plus credit card” option to be transferred to Chase. The Chase CSR will then be able to help you with this 50k bonus deal. (Via FT)
PenFed Premium Travel Rewards Amex Review: Free Roundtrip Ticket + 8% Rebate on Airfare?
April 6th, 2010Late last year, Pentagon Federal introduced its Premium Travel Rewards Amex. At the time it appeared most noteworthy because it made PenFed the first credit union to issue an Amex-branded credit card. Upon closer inspection, however, it appears that the credit card merits some serious attention, particularly for those who fly a lot.
Big Signup Bonus
Deal hounds will immediately appreciate the card’s generous signup bonus. It offers 20,000 bonus points when you spend $650 within the first 3 months, enough for a roundtrip airfare ticket or a $200 gift card. But, digging deeper, we see that the card is not just another churning opportunity.
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Chase Business Credit Card Bonus: Up to 10,000 Points
April 4th, 2010Select Chase Business/Ink credit card customers are being targeted for an April-June 2010 bonus. Among the promos being offered:
- Spend $5,000 or more between April 1st and June 30th 2010 and you’ll receive 5,000 bonus points which can be redeemed for $50 Cash Back
- Each purchase of $500 or more will earn you 1000 bonus points. Up to ten such purchases may be eligible, for a total of 10,000 bonus points during the promo period.
Eligible cardholders should have received a direct mailing. To register, or to check if your card is included, see Chasebonus.com/biz801. (Via FW)
Schwab Visa to Stop Accepting New Applications?
March 24th, 2010According to a poster on CB, Schwab will stop accepting new applications for its Schwab Invest First Visa card after March 31.
Schwab has long since stopped marketing the credit card as it evaluates its profitability, so this news does not come as a great surprise. While existing cardholders are not supposed to be affected by this change, when a program stops accepting new customers, it’s not usually a good sign for its long-term viability.
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Regulators Seize Advanta Bank
March 22nd, 2010Advanta Bank, the small business credit card issuer, was closed by state and federal regulators on Friday, according to the FDIC. The bank had been a shell of its former self for quite some time, having initially announced in May 2009 that it planned to shut down credit card accounts and in July, agreeing to settle charges that it had engaged in “unfair and deceptive practices.” Its parent company, Advanta Corp, filed for bankruptcy protection in November, and since then has essentially reduced its operations to collecting outstanding balances on its accounts and making payments to its investors.
With the bank’s seizure, the main question for the 360,000 outstanding accounts owing $2.7 billion is whether they will have an easier time renegotiating their payments with the FDIC as their creditor. Customers with questions about the closure can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-537-4048.
