JP Morgan Chase Purchases First Republic Bank

Details Written by: RJ Chase is purchasing the failed First Republic Bank from the FDIC for $10.6 billion. Chase will take on most of First Republic’s assets. Reuters also reports Chase and the FDIC signing a loss-share agreement on single family, residential and commercial loans it bought, but will not take First Republic Bank’s corporate…

Priority Pass Adds More Be Relax Spa’s

 Details Written by: RJ Priority Pass now supports 14 Be Relax Spa’s: The “Be Relax” spa at Atlanta Airport (ATL) The “Be Relax” spa at Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW) The “Be Relax” spa t Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW) The “Be Relax” spa at Detroit Airport (DTW) The “Be Relax” spa at Detroit Airport…

BILT Rewards Adds Dining Benefit

Details Written by: RJ BILT Rewards is adding a dining feature: Bilt Dining is a members-only benefit that rewards you with 5X Bilt Points at a curated list  of local restaurants when you pay with any Mastercard®, Visa®, or American Express® linked to your Bilt Wallet. Bilt Members can choose from a variety of restaurants…

Wells Fargo Launches New Choice Privileges Cards

Details Written by: RJ Wells Fargo became the new home of Choice Hotels cards earlier this year. The new cards are now live. Choice Privileges Mastercard Annual fee: $0 Multipliers 5x Choice Hotels & Choice Privileges point purchases 3x Gas stations, groceries, home improvement, & phone plans 1x All purchases Benefits Cell phone insurance No…

Hyatt Launching New Hyatt Studio Line

Details Written by: RJ Hyatt has announced a new property line ‘Hyatt Studios’. These are being billed as “upper-midscale” properties. Construction is planned for 2023 with the first property opening in 2024. The Hyatt Studios brand is an extended-stay brand created with the needs of both hotel developers and World of Hyatt loyalty members in…

Apple Launches Savings Account

Details Written by: RJ Apple has launched its savings account for Apple Cash balances. Current APY is 4.15%. There are no fees or minimum balance requirements. Goldman Sachs is providing support for the savings accounts. You will need to have an Apple credit card before opening a savings account. For those that have a card,…

Wells Fargo Removes Rewards Redemption Minimums

Details Written by: RJ Wells Fargo has removed the $25 redemption minimum for their credit cards. Emails are going out to cardholders. This was previously announced but held back for some reason. Seems to be official now based on a few Reddit posts.   Thoughts About time… Advertisers Disclosure: Some of the links and other…

AMC Entertainment Card Goes Live

Details Written by: RJ The AMC credit card is now live AMC Entertainment Visa  Annual fee: $0 Multipliers 50 AMC Stubs points for every $1 spent at AMC 20 AMC Stubs points for every $1 spent at dining, groceries, & gas 10 AMC Stubs points for every $1 spent on all purchases Welcome offer Spend…

Walmart Suing Capital One Over Cobranded Card

Details Written by: RJ Capital One issues the cobranded Walmart credit card… for now. Recently Walmart filed a lawsuit against Capital One. Walmart is accusing Capital one of not meeting the contract terms. Specifically around sending customers replacement cards when request. As well as posting transactions and payments to cardholder accounts. Naturally, Capital One disagrees.…

Aspiration Bank’s Zero Card Shutting Down

Details Written by: RJ Aspiration Bank is shutting down the Zero card on 5/3/23. Aspiration’s other banking products will remain open. FAQ Thoughts Well…. they gave it a shot. Advertisers Disclosure: Some of the links and other products that appear on this website are from companies which Profitable Content will earn an affiliate commission or…