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Higher Signup Bonus Offers for Amex Credit Cards
If you’re looking to apply for a credit card from American Express, see if you can find a better offer online. This method has been spotty lately, but in the last few hours, it seems many higher offers have become readily available. Simply open an incognito or private browsing window in your favorite browser, navigate to the americanexpress.com website (don’t log in), and click on “Personal Cards.” If you only see standard offers, close the window and try again. Usually within 2 or 3 tries, I see the better offers. These are only some of the offers I was able to see before writing this post: Give it a shot…
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RIP Sallie Mae Rewards Credit Card
According a post by user davidknowsbest on Reddit, the Sallie Mae Rewards credit card will be discontinued soon. On March 1, 2017, the card will convert to Commence Mastercard. The Sallie Mae Rewards card had not been available to new applicants for about a year. Prior to that, it was originally marketed with students in mind, but quickly became a favorite for anyone looking for high cash back rewards. The card offered 5% cash back on Amazon.com, books, gas, and grocery purchases, and 1% cash back on all other purchases. Legacy cardholders continued to enjoy the benefits of the card at no annual fee. On March 1, 2017, that will change. According to…
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Targeted Offer: SPG Amex 5000 Bonus Starpoints After $5000 Spend
If you have the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express, check your email for a targeted offer. You may be able eligible for an extra 5,000 Starpoints. American Express is offering 5,000 Bonus Starpoints after spending $5,000 in qualifying purchases on your enrolled SPG card between the time you complete enrollment and April 30, 2017. The enrollment period ends on January 31, 2017. Qualifying purchases can be made by the cardholder and any authorized users and do NOT include fees or interest charges, balance transfers, cash advances, purchases of traveler’s checks, purchases or reloading of prepaid cards, or purchases of any cash equivalents. The bonus points will be credited to your account…
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Amex Platinum – Frozen MR Points and MPX Concerns
American Express has been pushing back rather hard against those they deem to be abusing Amex credit cards for points and benefits. Frozen points and closed loopholes appear to be in response to people using online application links discovered by some technically savvy individuals. These links tend to be attractive because they offer much higher than normal signup bonuses for the Platinum Card. There have been reports from those that used these links that their Membership Rewards accounts have been frozen and previously awarded points have been clawed back. In addition to the points freezing, a once reliable method of monetizing the airline incidental fee credit suddenly stop working. The common…
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