The Priceline Rewards™ Visa® Card is a travel rewards credit card with no annual fee and a rewards program built for Priceline.com customers. This card earns 5 Priceline rewards points for every $1 spent on Priceline.com (with exceptions). It earns 1 point per $1 spent on everything else, including purchases at competing discount travel booking sites. Compare these earning rates to popular competitor cards such as Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite MasterCard.When you redeem your points for statement credits against most Priceline.com purchaes, they're … [Read more...]
L.L.Bean Visa® Card Review
The L.L.Bean Visa® Card is a Barclaycard-issued rewards credit card that caters to practical fashionistas. Though it basically functions as a store credit card for L.L. Bean, a popular apparel maker that also happens to be on our list of companies offering health benefits to part-time workers, the L.L. Bean Visa can be used wherever Visa is accepted.That's pretty much everywhere.The L.L. Bean Visa has no annual fee and a nice lineup of features for frequent L.L. Bean shoppers. Let's take a closer look at its important features, advantages, drawbacks, and overall suitability. Key … [Read more...]
Carnival® World Mastercard® Review
Backed by Barclays, the Carnival® World Mastercard® is tailor-made for families looking to save money on travel. Though it's not currently included on our list of the best travel rewards credit cards, it's worth a closer look if you're planning to take a cruise in the near future.Carnival World Mastercard favors spending on purchases with Carnival Cruise Lines. That includes cruise packages, add-ons, and onboard purchases. All Carnival purchases earn 2 FunPoints per $1 spent, with no caps or restrictions on how much you can earn. All other purchases earn 1 FunPoint per $1 spent.There's … [Read more...]
Barnes & Noble Mastercard® Review
The Barnes & Noble Mastercard® is a Barclays-issued rewards credit card built for bookworms loyal to Barnes & Noble. Part retail credit card, part cash back credit card, it's perfect for anyone who spends serious cash at Barnes & Noble - and it happens to be a pretty useful, if indirect, tool for diners looking to save money at restaurants.Barnes & Noble Mastercard isn't for everybody, including those who prefer their local library to the corporate bookstore. Still, it has the potential to appeal to millions of literate Americans - and, with no annual fee, there's little … [Read more...]
Barclays AAdvantage® Aviator® Red World Elite Mastercard® Review
The AAdvantage® Aviator® Red World Elite Mastercard® from Barclays is the fruit of American Airlines's partnership with Barclaycard, one of the country's top credit card issuers. Though it doesn't yet have a spot on our list of the best travel rewards cards, it's always a contender for inclusion.Aviator has several clear benefits. The sign-up bonus is super easy to attain: simply make one purchase within 90 days to earn 50,000 AAdvantage miles, good for a round-trip flight anywhere within the continental United States. There's an unusually long 0% APR introductory bonus for balance … [Read more...]
AT&T Access Card from Citi – Review
Are you an AT&T customer? If so, you need to know about AT&T Access Card from Citi, a no-annual-fee rewards credit card that favors AT&T purchases and online retail and travel spending.Like Citi stalwarts Citi ThankYou Preferred Card and Citi ThankYou Premier Card, AT&T Access Card uses the ThankYou Rewards program, which has a loyalty currency - ThankYou points - that can be redeemed for gift cards, merchandise, travel, and more at Citi's ThankYou Rewards portal.It also has the same great benefits that come standard with most other Citi credit cards: Citi Price Rewind, … [Read more...]
AARP® Credit Card from Chase – Review
The AARP® Credit Card from Chase is a cash back credit card with no annual fee. It favors spending at gas stations and restaurants, offering unlimited 3% cash back in both categories, and sweetens the deal with an easily attainable sign-up bonus and solid introductory APR promotion. The card uses Ultimate Rewards points, Chase's credit card rewards currency, to track cash back earnings. Ultimate Rewards points earned with this card are usually worth $0.01 per point, though point values can vary on merchandise redemptions.Despite its name, qualification for the AARP Credit Card isn't … [Read more...]
AAA Member Rewards Visa Signature® Card Review
The AAA Member Rewards Visa Signature® Card is a cash back credit card backed by the American Automobile Association (AAA), the United States' foremost advocate for drivers. Issued by Bank of America, it has no annual fee and a fairly generous cash back rewards program that focuses on travel purchases, gas, groceries, and more.Despite its name and branding, the AAA Member Rewards Credit Card is available to everyone. You don't have to be a current AAA member - even if you are living without a car or drive infrequently, you're eligible to apply.However, if you are an AAA member, you can … [Read more...]
BBVA Compass Select Credit Card Review – Double or Triple Your Rewards Earnings
The BBVA Compass Select Credit Card is an exclusive rewards card that blends elements of cash back rewards credit cards and travel rewards credit cards. Its $125 annual fee is waived during the first year, and its sign-up bonus (worth up to $300) further makes up for the recurring charge. The rewards program is pretty generous too: You earn 3 CompassPoints per $1 spent in a category of your choice, 2 CompassPoints per $1 spent 2 additional categories of your choice, and 1 CompassPoint per $1 spent on everything else, all with no limits or restrictions.You receive added bonuses for spending … [Read more...]
BBVA Compass Optimizer Credit Card Review – Rebuild Your Credit Score
The BBVA Compass Optimizer Credit Card is a secured credit card with a $40 annual fee. Like other secured credit cards, it's designed for people with poor to below average credit, including those who've recently experienced serious financial shocks - though people with very recent bankruptcies may not qualify right away.With responsible credit use and timely payments, the BBVA Compass Optimizer Credit Card is a potentially powerful credit rebuilding tool that can pave the way toward more generous credit cards with higher spending limits - including popular BBVA Compass products such as … [Read more...]
BBVA Compass ClearSpend Visa® Prepaid Card Review
The BBVA Compass ClearSpend Prepaid Visa® Card is a reloadable prepaid debit card with no annual fee and no monthly maintenance fee when you load at least $400 during the month.For consumers who like to stay lean, ClearSpend Prepaid Visa a great alternative to a traditional bank account. Even for those with standard bank accounts and credit cards, BBVA Compass ClearSpend Prepaid Visa Card is an excellent, low-cost budgeting tool that helps manage and control spending from day to day. And you don't have to submit to a credit check to get your hands on one.It's free to obtain and … [Read more...]
