Here’s an interesting development in the world of finance… Citibank has apparently gained approval to issue a credit card in China. This makes Citi the first non-Asian bank to enter the market.
Citi has actually had a co-branded credit card in China since 2004, but those cardholders are technically customers of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. Elsewhere [...]
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Citibank to Issue Credit Cards in China
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Published on February 7th, 2012 - 4 Comments
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Chase Freedom Experimenting With Quarterly Rewards Auto-Enrollment
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While flipping through the mail, I recently ran across a missive detailing a test of a new cash back feature for the Chase Freedom card.
As you’re likely aware, many credit cards (including this one) have adopted a rotating bonus category model, where you get 5% on purchases in certain categories for a limited time, and [...]
Published on February 2nd, 2012 - 8 Comments
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Discover More Balance Transfer: No Fees, 0% APR for 12 Months
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Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to pay down your credit card debt? If so, then you might be interested Discover More’s newest 0% balance transfer offer. This card offers 0% APR on both purchases and balance transfers with no transfer fee and is thus far one of the best balance transfer credit cards [...]
Published on January 9th, 2012 - 4 Comments
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Citi Bonus Cash Back Reward Categories for Winter 2012 – Plus a $100 Bonus
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As a followup to my recent post about Chase Freedom bonus categories for 2012 (and their $200 signup bonus), here’s some info on the bonus categories for the Citi Dividend Platinum Select Visa credit card…
As you’re likely aware, many credit card companies have switched to a model where they offer a base level of rewards [...]
Published on January 6th, 2012 - Leave a Comment
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Chase Freedom Reward Categories for 2012 – Plus a $200 Bonus
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With New Year’s Day nearly upon us, it’s time to think about signing up for the next round of bonus categories on your rewards credit card.
As you may recall, most cash back credit cards have moved to a base 1% level of earnings with rotating bonus categories, and you need to sign up for these [...]
Published on December 28th, 2011 - 5 Comments
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Discover More Card $150 Signup Bonus
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This is just a quick note to let you know that the Discover More card is currently offering a $150 signup bonus. It’s been over a year since I last wrote about a Discover signup bonus, and this one is twice as rich as the last one.
To qualify for the bonus, you need to apply [...]
Published on December 20th, 2011 - 3 Comments
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Paying Credit Cards Instead of Mortgages?
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Check this out… According to TransUnion, which is one of the big three credit bureaus, credit card delinquencies are currently at their lowest level in 17 years.
Surprised? I am. Given all the tight job market, stagnant wages, and increasing food prices (among other thing), I wouldn’t have expected it.
At the same time, however, more Americans [...]
Published on December 9th, 2011 - 9 Comments
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The American Express Gift Chain
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This is just a quick note to let you know about another interesting promo from American Express. Just in time for the peak of the holiday shopping season, they’ve rolled out their so-called Gift Chain program.
In short, you just need to register your card and then you’ll get a free gift valued at between $2-$500 [...]
Published on December 6th, 2011 - 2 Comments
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MasterCard $20 Bonus for Online Shopping
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As a quick followup to my post about Small Business Saturday, I also wanted to point out a $20 bonus offer from MasterCard. To qualify, simply register your card and then spend $200 online between now and December 31st. Within a week of hitting the spending threshold, you should receive an e-mail with redemption details.
The [...]
Published on November 25th, 2011 - Leave a Comment
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Small Business Saturday 2011
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As you’re likely aware, this coming Friday is none other than “Black Friday.” And what happens the day after that? Small Business Saturday, of course.
Small Business Saturday is a promo that was launched last year by American Express. The goal of this promotion is to get people to shop at small, locally-owned businesses – and [...]
Published on November 22nd, 2011 - 4 Comments
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