SoFi’s negative changes for new customers (affecting accounts opened 6/9/20 or later)
SoFi Money and SoFi Investing came out swinging last fall, with accounts that offered great new member bonuses that enabled a family to put...
[Update #2 on GiftCards.com] GiftCardMall cap reduced from $60K to $2K for cash back
Update 7/7/20: As reported last week at GC Galore, GiftCards.com affiliates have received notice that the monthly cap will reduce from $60K per month...
[Dead] 5x restaurants with Chase Sapphire Reserve?
Update 7/7/20: Doctor of Credit reports that this died sometime in the past couple of days, so it was apparently not intended. It's anybody's...
Swych app shutting down on July 31st
The Swych app is a third party gift card app that has occasionally offered discounts that we have covered in the past. Unfortunately, the app...
Hawaiian Airlines has suspended its shopping portal
This is not new news, but it was new to me when I went to check out the portal this morning: The "Hawaiian Miles Online...
Amex Going Clawback-Happy For Grocery Store Spend
When it rains, it pours.
After recent hits to manufactured spending due to both GiftCardMall and GiftCards.com reducing the amount of cashback that can be...
GiftCardMall no longer selling $500 cards?
We recently reported the news that GiftCardMall has reduced the monthly cap on orders that qualify for shopping portal rewards (from $60K per month...
Wyndham Has Cut Elite Status Earning Requirements By 40%
Wyndham Rewards announced some time ago that they'd be extending status through December 31, 2021. This was good news for those of us who'd...
Discover It Student Good Grades $20 per Year
This is a simple reminder for those with a Discover It Student card to claim your $20 each year for good grades. The process...
Some Chase Accounts Displayed Wrong Information Overnight – Now Resolved
It's not only Hyatt balances that Chase has been messing up.
There were reports overnight that some customers with Chase checking accounts were noticing that...
Duplicate Hyatt Points From Chase Have Been Reversed Out
Chase giveth and Chase taketh away.
Back on June 19, many people noticed that their World of Hyatt accounts had been given a nice boost...
Ouch: Plastiq Fees Increasing To 2.85%
The hits keep coming. There was bad news for manufactured spending a couple of days ago when GiftCardMall announced that they'd be limiting the...
Some peer-to-peer payments coding as cash advances
A few days ago, Doctor of Credit reported on the fact that some credit card issuers are now charging cash advance fees when sending money...
American Express Waiving Excise Tax Fees For Membership Rewards Transfers Until End Of 2020
While the American Express Membership Rewards program is an excellent transferable currency when it comes to airline partners, one of its few downsides has...
