Bilt has sent out an e-mail to members stating the way you pay for rent (if paying out of network) will change. Statement on reddit as follows: Hey everyone, Members who live outside of our network and pay rent with a Rent Rewards... Read More →
Category - Misc
Justice Department Says CFPB Will Be Streamlined, Not Dismantled
Lawyers for the Justice Department have stated that the Trump Administration plans to streamline the CFPB rather than dismantle it according to court filings filed on 2/24. This is contradictory to statements that President Trump has... Read More →
CFPB No Longer Forwarding Complaints To Financial Institutions
CFPB was recently ordered to shut down and employees were told to do no work. Some people seemed to think that the CFPB complaints process would remain unchanged and continue to operate. It appears this is no longer the case and... Read More →
Barclays & Wyndham Renew Cobranded Card Relationship
Barclays & Wyndham have reached a new long term agreement that will see Barclays continue to issue the Barclay Wyndham cards. Barclays has been the issuer of Wyndham cards since 2010. It’s unclear how long this new agreement... Read More →
Hyatt To Acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts For $2.6 Billion
Hyatt has announced plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts for $13.50 per share or approximately $2.6 billion. Hyatt had previously made an investment in Playa Hotels & Resorts in 2013, this launched... Read More →
CFPB Ordered To Shut Down, Employees Told To Do No Work
On February 1st Rohit Chopra was fired from his role as CFPB head. President Trump then installed Russell Vought as acting director. Russell Vought has now ordered staff to stay away from the office and do no work with an e-mail stating... Read More →
Loungepedia (LoungeBuddy Alternative) Launches.
American Express acquired LoungeBuddy in 2019 and then closed it down in 2024/2025. There is now a new tool called Loungepedia but it’s only available on iOS. Personally I don’t see the reason for these types of products to... Read More →
Ally To Sell Credit Card Portfolio To CardWorks/Merrick Bank
Ally and CardWorks, Inc (and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Merrick Bank) have entered into a definitive agreement to for CardWorks to acquire Ally’s credit card portfolio that includes a total of 1.3 million active cardholders... Read More →
Venetian & Palazzo Now Bookable With Hyatt Points, With A Catch
The Venetian and Palazzo can now be booked using Hyatt points. Unfortunately there are two things that make this not really worth doing: Price is 35,000-70,000 points per night These are bookable Hyatt in name only. Meaning none of your... Read More →
Issue With Citi Easy Deals Selling Out Immediately
Currently there seems to be some sort of issue with Citi Easy Deals selling out immediately. For those that don’t know Citi Simplicity, Diamond Preferred cardholders get access to Citi Easy Deals where they have a discounted gift... Read More →
Capital One Lounge Access Changes
Capital One is making two changes to lounge access for Venture X personal and business cardholders. As of March 1, 2025 you no longer get access to Plaza Premium lounges. You can still access most of these lounges as they are also part... Read More →
Most Popular Posts From 2024
Some readers have asked what the most popular posts from 2024 were. I’ve divided these into new posts that were created in 2024 and existing posts. New Posts (Update) American Express Platinum 175,000 Points Signup Bonus Citi... Read More →
[Resolved] Issues With X/Twitter Auto Posting & BlueSky
Update 11/25/24: Autoposting to X/Twitter should now be working again. A few readers have reached out asking why posts aren’t getting automatically pushed onto Twitter anymore. Unfortunately the autoposter we use (dlvr.it) limits... Read More →
AwardWallet Increasing Prices To $49.99 Per Year (From $10 For Grandfathered Customers)
AwardWallet is increasing prices to $49.99 per year, some users are currently paying $10 per year under a grandfathered price but that will stop on December 18, 2024. The full e-mail sent out is as follows: We are writing to let you... Read More →
Capital One DCA Airport Lounge To Open Tomorrow
After more than two years of being announced the Capital One DCA Airport Landings Lounge will open tomorrow. There will be your typical airport lounge with a grab and go section next to the lounge that is open to the public. Venture and... Read More →