We’ve got a grab-bag for today:
- The Bilt credit card is now wide-open for applications, and based on coverage in the space it’s likely paying a big affiliate commission for new applications too. My affiliate relationship-less opinion:
– Hyatt, AA, and FlyingBlue are great travel partners
– It’s easy to earn 50,000 points by paying P2 $50,000 per year in rent via a check
– No annual fee
– 3x on dining is easy to game
– The lack of sign-up bonus is lame (I’d expect to get at least $750 out of a sign-up bonus typically)If I weren’t shooting to be under 5/24 I’d have gotten this card a long time ago, and I’d expect that I’d already be shutdown too. That said the jury is still out on how quickly Bilt will bring down the axe.
- American Express has targeted more accounts for:
– 20,000 or 30,000 Membership Rewards for enrolling in Pay-over-Time (thanks to sctrader)
– 90,000 Membership Rewards for a no-lifetime language (NLL) Business Gold card, check for a pop up on your dashboard for other accounts(Thanks to sctrader and churnandburn58 for the first reports of each, respectively)
- Citi’s banking division is emulating Will Smith by slapping the credit card division in the face after being told it wasn’t good enough: They’ve got retention offers for checking accounts through their automated chat system for between $50 and $200 based on your account type. To enroll:
– Log into your bank account at citi.com
– Click “How can we help?”
– Type “close account”
– Choose “Checking” in the dialog and hit nextThe bonus comes as a statement credit after you make a purchase with your debit card of at least the offer amount.
