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NFL credit-card holders lost their old Visa cards October 12 when accounts moved to the American Express network
Existing NFL Extra Points Visa cards stopped working after October 12, when Bread Financial moved the card program onto the American Express network. Account numbers,...
Sunoco cardholders still owe their balances after the cards close, and AutoPay keeps running
Sunoco cardholders still owe their balances after the cards close on October 31, and AutoPay keeps running. Citi told CardRates that it will continue to...
Citi is closing every Sunoco credit card on October 31, the 5-cent-a-gallon discount ends with it, and no replacement card is being issued
Citi is closing every Sunoco credit card on October 31, and the 5-cent-a-gallon discount that came with the card ends the same day. Citi is...
Chase raises the legacy IHG Rewards Select fee to $99 at 2027 renewal, with new terms effective December 2
Chase is raising the annual fee on its legacy IHG Rewards Select card from $49 to $99, the first change since the bank stopped selling...
Credit card and other revolving balances fell to $1.35 trillion in August
Americans owed less on credit cards and other revolving accounts at the end of August than a month earlier. The Federal Reserve’s monthly consumer credit...
Southwest credit card sign-up bonuses stop counting toward the Companion Pass on January 1, 2027, when the unlimited pass takes 140,000 qualifying points or 100 flights
Southwest Airlines will stop counting credit card sign-up bonuses toward the Companion Pass on January 1, 2027, and the unlimited pass will take 140,000 qualifying...
Former Barclays Aviator cardholders moved to Citi lose Wi-Fi credits and the companion certificate benefit October 25
Citi is ending a set of grandfathered perks for people whose Barclays Aviator cards were moved to Citi, with the changes starting October 25, 2026....
Chase’s IHG Premier card now carries a $150 annual fee for new applicants, existing cardholders pay it at their 2027 renewal, and welcome offers end November 18
Chase’s IHG One Rewards Premier credit card now carries a $150 annual fee for new applicants, up from $99, and existing cardholders will pay the...
A Maryland man is accused of using credit cards issued to other people to buy gift cards, and victims’ identities to buy vehicles, with $53,300.49 in losses across 21 victims
Sharieff Tate Pierre, 36, of Randallstown, Maryland, has been indicted on 21 counts of wire fraud and 21 counts of aggravated identity theft, the U.S....
Kroger’s store credit cards are being switched to U.S. Bank Smartly Visa cards this fall, and the 5-cent fuel discount ends once the new card is activated
Kroger’s store credit cards are being replaced by the U.S. Bank Smartly Visa this fall, and the extra 5 cents a gallon that cardholders get...
Alaska Airlines members can choose how they earn Atmos points starting January 1
Alaska Airlines will let members of its Atmos Rewards program decide how flights earn points beginning January 1: one point per mile flown, five points...
Credit card accounts that paid interest were charged an average 22.36 percent in August, the Federal Reserve said October 7, while all card accounts averaged 21.19 percent
Credit card accounts that were charged interest paid an average of 22.36 percent in August, up from 22.15 percent in the second quarter, the Federal...
Chase’s 10% anniversary bonus on Sapphire Preferred ended October 1 for cardmembers who applied before June 15, the last day purchases could earn it
Chase ended the 10% Anniversary Bonus on the Sapphire Preferred card in two stages, and the second stage arrived on October 1, 2026. Applicants on...
Chase priced its new IHG Premier Select card at a $350 annual fee and says existing IHG cardholders’ fees change in 2027
Chase and IHG Hotels & Resorts set the annual fee on the new IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card at $350 when it launched...
Chase stopped charging foreign transaction fees on its no-fee Freedom Flex card
Chase removed foreign transaction fees from its Chase Freedom Flex card on September 21, 2026, the day it issued a release titled “Chase Builds on...
A credit card issuer may not take money from a deposit account at the same bank to cover a card balance without separate written authorization
Federal rules bar a credit card issuer from reaching into a customer’s checking or savings account at the same bank to pay down an unpaid...
Discover cards moving to Capital One keep their fee, rate and credit-file opening date
Capital One has told Discover credit card customers that the move of their accounts to Capital One will not change the annual fee, the rewards...
Cardholders who carry a balance pay 22.15%, not the 20.94% average
Federal Reserve data show that credit cardholders who carry a balance are charged more than the commonly quoted average rate. The latest G.19 consumer credit...
Chase now lets cardholders turn Ultimate Rewards points into cash in a J.P. Morgan investment account
Chase announced on Sept. 16 that Ultimate Rewards points can be redeemed as cash deposited into a J.P. Morgan investment account, a new option for...
Chase Freedom cardholders can earn 5% at grocery stores and restaurants from Oct. 1, but only if they activate by Dec. 14
Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cardholders can earn 5% cash back on grocery stores and dining from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, along with American...