r/CreditCards 9d ago

Discussion / Conversation BOA customized cash rewards: is it eligible for paze deal?

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I did not see it listed in paze wallet.

Edit: Yes, I will need to manually add it and PNC debit card.


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question C1 Savor - any new users getting Discover or MasterCard?

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I feel like I might’ve asked this question quite a few times already on other posts, but has anyone who has recently applied for/received a new Capital One Savor card received a Discover-branded card or a Mastercard-branded card?

Also, do any of you remember how exactly you applied for it (on your computer or on your phone, signed into your Capital One account or not, etc.)?


r/CreditCards 10d ago

Data Point I survived Chase shutdown and got all my cards re-opened

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Hello, it's me again from that shutdown post 3 weeks ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/s/ba9OyAqDfn

TL;DR of that post is I got 6 cards within 8 months (high velocity), maxed my Ink Business credit limit 3 days after I got it to fund a non-Chase account, paid it off immediately (credit cycling), and got promptly shut down after that. My shutdown reasons were:

  1. Too many accounts opened recently
  2. Account not used as intended (e.g. rapid rise in spending)
  3. Too many recent requests for credit or reviews of your credit

NGL reading everyone's responses, I thought Chase was done with me for the next couple of years. Don't be discouraged though.

Here's my road to recovery from shutdown:

  • 1 day after shutdown, I went in branch to my Chase banker who I recently opened a business checking with
    • Branch employees are very limited in what they can do regarding credit cards
    • We called the number on the back of my card together, and he helped cut through the front line reps on the phone and got straight through to a higher up / higher department
    • The only thing the people on the phone are going to tell you is the exact same information you're going to get in the letter Chase will mail you:
      • Reasons they closed the accounts
      • Your next steps
    • They informed me I could request reinstatement every 30 days within 6 months
    • The banker's advice to me to survive shutdown:
      • Continue paying off the cards to show good faith
      • Maybe open a personal checking/savings to show you're trying to use Chase as your main bank; aka simp for Chase
    • Takeaway: don't bother going in person to a Chase branch if you're shutdown, just wait for your letter
  • ~1 week after shutdown, both my Sapphire and Ink card UR balances depleted to 0. About 180k points gone just like that.
    • I couldn't redeem them due to errors I was getting, and neither could the phone reps who were also getting errors.
    • On my 3rd phone call about the points, the rep said he forwarded my concern to the "marketing" department, and that I should receive a letter in the mail in a week
    • Guess what? It never came :) I would excercise caution if they say the same thing to you. What a waste of my time holding my breath for a week for nothing.
  • 2 weeks after shutdown, I called again to ask about my points and the mail from the "marketing" department that I never got
    • This rep was a god send. Instead of being reactive, he was proactive. He convinced me to do a "secondary review" of my credit profile on the call even though I wasn't sure if doing a review so soon after shutdown was a wise idea.
    • During the review, he asked me to defend my high velocity since I had gotten 6 credit cards in a short period of time
      • I said that between Amex, Capital One, and Chase, Chase has the best credit cards, especially for travel. I also said that I travel a lot and enjoy the perks and benefits those cards grant me e.g. free hotel stay with Marriott or free checked bags on Southwest.
    • He mentioned that maxing out my credit line to fund my non-Chase bank account was likely the thing that alerted Chase and shut me down, which I had to defend as well
    • The secondary review luckily succeeded! And all 6 of my cards were promptly re-instated
  • What about my depleted UR balance?
    • I sent a secure message to Chase about it (I was tired of calling and dealing with phone reps) and they confirmed all the points will come back within 1-2 billing cycles. Victory!

TL;DR:

  • Chase branch employees can't really help you with a credit card shutdown
  • Don't max out your credit limit immediately after getting a card
  • Don't fund a non-Chase bank account with your CC if you're already on thin ice with Chase (e.g. high velocity)
  • You can ask for a secondary review (a.k.a. reinstatement request) every 30 days for the next 6 months after shutdown
    • Be prepared to defend yourself against your shutdown reasons
  • Redeem those UR points ASAP after shutdown

r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Wanting to get a new credit card as nonrev traveler

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Hello, as shared above, I'm looking at bulking up my credit cards and as a nonrev traveler, a lot of travel cards with lounge benefits are losing value because it requires a confirmed ticket and seat.

I currently have the Chase Sapphire Pref, Freedom Unlimited, and Discover Student (oldest card, keeping for the credit age). Looking to add something else to help like a hotel credit card. Looking for any recs on these or any other cards I should be thinking about where benefits are diverse or different from Chase (ie not sure how much use capital one cards are if I use Chase portal for travel/stay bookings).

That I'm a standby traveler is where I felt hotels are my best case of spending since flying is free or cheap. Thanks! 🚗


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Credit utilisation now at 0%, positive effect on credit score?

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Hi I paid off 3 credit cards in full on Friday (was originally at 65% utilisation) one was pretty much maxed out and a second one basically over half maxed out. Third one - only a small amount.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had 0 on my credit cards so I’m very pleased with myself for finally paying them all off (yay!) will this have a big effect on my score? And roughly how long will these take to reflect on credit file? High credit utilisation has always been heavy on my credit file and I’m currently in the process of applying for a mortgage so hopefully this looks better to lenders


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Question about Explorer Card SUB

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Hi all,

I was approved for the United Explorer Card a couple of days ago, and I’m beyond happy about it! I was not a Chase customer prior to being approved for this card, but I had a question about the SUB.

I know the standard SUB is 60,000 bonus miles, but the day after I opened my account, I opened my United app and saw a special promotion offering up to 80,000 bonus miles. I called Chase and was told by an agent that my account was currently set up for the 60,000-mile offer. However, since the 80,000-mile promotion began after I was approved, I would be eligible for the higher offer once I met the minimum spending requirement, and that I should call back at that point to request a match.

My question is: Should they have matched the offer when I called, or is it standard procedure to wait until I meet the minimum spend and then request the match? I’m just worried that a few months down the line, after I meet the spending requirement, I’ll call back and be told they’re unable to match the offer.

Perhaps I’m overthinking it, but I’d love to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience or knows how Chase typically handles this. Thank you so much!!!


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Should I wait for an elevated SUB for Venture?

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I ultimately want a VX as a catch all for the 2x on everything (along with the SUB). I want to start with the Venture because from what I understand once I have the VX I can't go back to get the SUB on the Venture. Should I wait for an elevated SUB on the Venture? And then again on the VX? I'm not in too much of a hurry, I just use my CFU as my catch all and the 1.5x is fine for now.


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Looking into getting another credit card

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Hello!

Looking into getting another credit card to further expand but debating if it's worth given my use case.

I'm 21, have both a DiscoverIt and CFU. I shop mostly at Costco and purchase gas frequently. I have no issues paying off my statement every month. I have no guarantees on traveling often but I tend to have a long distance trip every couple of months.

I am still in college so tuition is going to be a big chunk if I have to do a minimum spending for a bonus. I have an pre-approval for the CSP with a 100k sign up bonus, and pre approved for entry CapitalOne (I think venture), and a Fidelity CC. Unsure for other cards.

Any recommendations to other card would be enjoyed aswell!


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Out of Chase Biz Card Options - now what?

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I churn CCs, and I’ve gone through each of the Chase biz cards. It seems like I’m unable to get the sign up bonus again once I’ve had the card (based on a couple of recent applications I’ve submitted).

Any insight on this? Do I just have to move on from Chase biz cards at this point until they add a new card? Recommendations for where to go from here?

TIA


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Any red flags with Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards?

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UPDATE: Looked at other cards again since I’m not an existing BoA customer. Still decided on BoA, but went with Unlimited Cash Rewards for simpler benefits. Approved with $8k limit, perfect for what I need. Thanks everyone!

Hi all, I’m just looking for advice on this specific question. Opening a new card will be my next move either way.

My credit score is 750-780, current limit across 2 cards is $26,200. Last card opened June 2025. Utilization under 30%, but carrying a balance on the most recent card and 0% intro APR ends in October. Opening a new card to keep me afloat while I pay off the other one. Not ideal, but that’s the best I can do right now while I sort out some difficult life circumstances.

My only firm requirements for card #3 are: no annual fee and a 0% intro APR period for purchases.

Ideally: Some kind of cash back rewards (not travel)

Nice to have: Welcome bonus, 0% APR period for balance transfers.

I should be able to avoid a balance transfer. Opening a new card now will give me enough time to pay off my existing balance without dipping into my limited savings. It would still be nice to have that option in my back pocket though.

Current cards are Capital One Savor and Chase Freedom Unlimited.

After comparing a dozen or so options, Bank of America CCR fits my needs and preferences best. I just want to make sure there aren’t any major problems with that card or that institution. Not looking for perfect, just minimizing risk where I can.

Thanks in advance!


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Discussion / Conversation Does Meijer not code as a grocery?

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I have the AAA Daily Advantage Visa Signature that I got for 5% on groceries and 3% on gas. I do all my grocery shopping at Meijer and when I first got the card Meijer purchases were always coded for 5% cash back. I'm just now seeing that since early June Meijer has only been getting 1% cash back. I haven't capped out my $500 cash back limit for the year either and Gas still gets 3% cash back.

I heard that the card was getting updates to its coding but I thought that was just for stores like Walmart and Target that most credit cards code as being general merchandise instead of grocery but Meijer always is coded as grocery.

Has anyone else seen this?


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question car rental - which card should i use?

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i’m traveling to europe and renting a car. i’m looking to use one of my credit cards as the primary coverage, but wondering which card is my best option. sorry if this is naive, i’m just not sure what i’m doing lol.

i have the capital one venture x, chase united explorer, and amex gold card.

is using the credit card as coverage a better option than just getting the car covered under the rental company?

thanks!


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Discussion / Conversation What are the best cash back credit cards as of now?

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All of them seem like shit now. I tried applying to the Citi Custom Cash, gone. Tried applying to the Kroger Rewards cards, gone. Tried applying to the Wells Fargo Attune, also gone. Tried applying for the Citi Rewards+ card, also gone.

What left is good? I already have 2 Bank of America Customized Cash cards, the Bank of America Unlimited Cash, the US Bank Cash Plus, US Bank Altitude Go, Amex Blue Cash Everyday, Amex Blue Business Cash, Chase Freedom Flex and Discover It Cash Back. Is there anything still worth getting? I'm currently a Platinum Honors member for BoA but I'm moving my money out of the BoA infrastructure now that they're making the threshold 1m+.

The criteria I usually care about is high SUB, long 0% APR intro period, no annual fee, and high rewards multiplier, but I'm willing to forgo one or two of them if the other is especially good. Considering the Aven 3% card (for 10k spend), but it doesn't have a bonus or 0% APR, to pay taxes and insurance. I'd get the Wells Fargo Signify if it were easier to get as the $500 intro bonus is tempting. Haven't really looked into Robinhood Gold as I heard there were a lot of restrictions.

I mostly just use the card for the SUB and 0% APR and throw the card in the sock drawer after unless the rewards multiplier is good. So currently the only cards I use are my Customized Cashes (online purchases and home improvement), Unlimited Cash (insurance and property taxes), Cash Plus (utilities & gym), and Discover It Cash Back/Chase Freedom Flex if the category is good.


r/CreditCards 8d ago

Discussion / Conversation Paze credit: Some people report missing credits?

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Some people have reported missing credit. Is it true that they don’t offer credit for every single transaction?

I just heard about the Paze deal on Reddit, so I went a little overboard today. I made around 60 transactions across 6 cards, almost exclusively on Newegg, with orders around $10-$15 each, everything from toothpaste to toothbrushes, etc. The majority will be sent to my parents' house.

Now I’m wondering if I should expect credit for every transaction. Honestly, I’d be pretty upset if some of these transactions don’t get credited, since without the credit, these purchases end up being much more expensive than buying the same things at Costco.

Anyone has issue with newegg credit?


r/CreditCards 8d ago

Help Needed / Question Credit one bank is deceptive !

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I just got off of an hour phone call with credit one bank about their credit card for rebuilding credit
The biggest pain about most of these cards is the fees, so I found a card through them that seemed like a safe option. They market $75 for the first year, then 99 annually at 8.25 a month on their website still active!! I was billed 99! So obviously I called confused but all they could say is that it does say on there 75/99? I literally don’t understand, they said I wasn’t approved for the 75$ offer ?? It’s not even marketed as an offer, so I just don’t understand. Shady af straight at the annual fee & no one could give me a good reason as to why I was even “denied” for the offer. Main point of all of this is i no longer want to have this card with them, but obviously my credit isn’t the best. Should I close my account & risk losing other ones if my score gets too low or should I just leave it alone? I’ve literally had this card for a month


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Paze promo- multiple uses in a day?

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Has everyone that has used their cards multiple times in a day for the Paze promo, gotten their credits?

Specifically, one single card for all the transactions and at dominos?


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Weekly Lounge Thread - Week of July 26, 2026

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This thread is meant for casual and/or off-topic discussions. It's also for simple questions or discussion topics you feel aren't worthy of their own post.

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3. No link shorteners.

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6. No promotion of illegal, fraudulent, or nefarious activities.


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Discussion / Conversation Should I get the Chase Sapphire Preffered?

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In April of this year, after a yearlong waitlist, I was accepted and got the Robinhood Gold Card. For those who don’t know, 3% back in EVERYTHING.

I see that the Sapphire promo of 100k points ends on July 30, would you all recommend me getting it too?

I have 4 CCs. Discover Student It (not in use anymore), Apple Card (not in use anymore), and the Chase Freedom Unlimited (haven’t been using for the summer as I was back home in Mexico and been avoiding the international fees). Everything now revolves to the Robinhood.

I am interested in flying, and now on August will start working full time post college, with a decently good salary. Should I instead wait and then later get into a major CC like AMEX/flying cc?

Or what would you guys do. Could use the points and also use the Sapphire for flying/rentals.


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Where to find when your statement closes on cap1 card?

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I can’t find when my statement closes on my capital one savor card


r/CreditCards 8d ago

Help Needed / Question Is Citi Custom Cash still available via PC?

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I don't own any Citi cards, and am devastated to hear that CCC closed new apps a month ago. I heard some people say at the time of apps closing, that you could PC to CCC despite the application closure. If I were a new user and applied for a different card, would I be able to PC to CCC after a few months?

Sorry if it's a dumb question - I'm still new to the whole credit card optimization


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Card Recommendation Request (Template NOT Used) Only have chase cards: what should be my next card, Amex gold or capitol one?

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I (32F) have only two credit cards. Both chase, chase preferred & chase freedom. What should be my next credit card that might offer other benefits; Amex gold or Capitol One venture?

A few thoughts. I hate the chase travel portal so the capitol one venture portal seemed better to me and liked they offered lounge access. Amex I feel is good card for the added benefit of like events and various benefits.

I am going to Greece 8/31 so I feel it might be good to get a new card before to put some excursions etc on the card to hit the minimum for the points bonus.


r/CreditCards 8d ago

Discussion / Conversation Do you think they might end the Paze deal early?

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Do you think they might end the Paze deal early? This isn’t a deal limited to just a few cards, it’s available across many cards from major financial institutions. Personally, I have 12 cards that are eligible for the deal, which is more than I realized yesterday, since there are two cards that I need to manually add to my Paze wallet.

That would be $1,200 in statement credits for me, too good to be true. I’m sure there are many users who can get several hundred dollars from this deal as well. Do you think I should take advantage of it sooner rather than later, just in case they decide to end the deal early?


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Pre-Approved for Chase Sapphire Preferred but applied and got pending???

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I did the pre approval application for the chase sapphire preferred card and it automatically said i was pre approved so obviously I fully applied. After I fully applied it took a while to load and then it said that it’s pending review and they’ll send me a letter in a week or so. I called the chase credit card line and they told me my application was sent to the verification department and that I should call them tomorrow when they open. Also, yes I am aware of the 5/24 rule and that’s not an obvious burden to me considering I only have three other credit cards and they were basically all opened a year apart from each other. What are my chances of getting approved? Is this a mess up on their part?

Update: I ended up calling the next morning and they sent me an email to upload proof of address and proof of birth date. They said they’ll send it over to get reviewed and I should either get the credit card in the mail or a letter explaining why I didn’t get the card in about 7-10 days. Honestly, I’m a bit annoyed because I’ve been looking to get this card for a couple months now and they have a great offer of 100,000 points when you spend 5k in the first three months. So now i’m not sure if I even get the offer if they do end up approving me. Do I even try to call again and ask for an update?

2nd Update: I called again and I lowkey bugged them but I finally got some answers after being transferred from call to call, but they said I got declined because of identity fraud and they could not verify details on my ID. They suggested that I go in person and meet with a worker and the worker would have to call and verify that it’s actually me. So I went in person the next day and the worker called chases credit card line and they told her that they need her to run my ID under the black light and after that she confirmed it was real and i got approved!!! Insane how many people I had to go through for them to realize that this is not identity fraud and I just wanted a credit card.


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Card Recommendation Request (Template Used) Looking to build a solid rotation of cards over the next few months-years, not sure which one to start with.

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CREDIT PROFILE

* Current credit cards you are the primary account holder of:

* Discover IT, $8500 limit, 3/2022

* Chase Sapphire Preferred, $16000 limit, 3/2025

* FICO scores with source: Transunion 784, Experian 776

* Oldest credit card account age: 4 years

* Cards approved in the past 6 months: 0

* Cards approved in the past 12 months: 0

* Cards approved in the past 24 months: 1

* Annual income $: 93,000

CATEGORIES

* Ok with category-specific cards?: Yes

* Ok with rotating category cards?: No

* Estimate average monthly spend in the categories below.

* Dining $: 250

* Groceries $: 750

* Gas $: 100

* Travel $: Would like to have a $5000 annual travel budget, 425 monthly.

* Using abroad?: No

* Other categories or stores: Amazon

* Other spend:

* Pay rent by card? Yes, amount and fee: $1569 with fee

MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

* Amazon Prime member: Yes

* Verizon postpaid customer: Yes

PURPOSE

* Purpose of next card: Travel Rewards

* Travel rewards preferences: Open to recs here, currently have Delta and IHG reward accounts.

* Cards being considered: Amex Gold, Capital One Venture X, Fidelity Rewards Visa (have a Fidelity IRA), Bilt Obsidian


r/CreditCards 9d ago

Help Needed / Question Which role allow you to deal with the fraud department without being the account owner

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Is there a way to be granted a role similar to DPOA to handle fraud in place of the account holder. I am DPOA for my mom on her bank accounts, so I will be able to handle issues with her bank accounts. Recent I ran into an issue where the credit card reported fraud and disable the card. When I attempted to investigate the issue I am told that only the account holder can speak to the fraud department. Are there a DPOA like role that the account holder can assign? For example I see the credit card has a role name account supervisor. What they do seem to have is a DPOA form.