This post rounds up the best articles from the US Credit Card 101 blog and US Credit Card 101 Planet for 2026.4.13-4.20, so you can catch up in one place.
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US Credit Card 101 Blog
US Credit Card 101 published quite a few solid articles and news updates this week. We’ve gathered them here so readers who don’t have time to go through them one by one can catch up more easily.
Top 5 Articles
- Best US Credit Card Welcome Offers (Personal Cards): Marriott at an all-time high, strong AMEX mystery offers, and solid UA offers too!
- CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum business credit card: limited-time 75,000 welcome offer, first-year annual fee waived; possible double dip timing play!
- Best US Business Credit Cards: Hilton, IHG, AA, Alaska, and UA with high offers; AMEX mystery offers at all-time highs!
- Capital One Venture Business business credit card: newly launched with a 150,000 all-time-high welcome offer!
- Best Brokerage & Investing Account Signup Bonuses: Moomoo offers $1,000; TradeUP 27% return; Chase offers $1,000
Other Articles
- Chase IHG Premier Business business credit card: limited-time 200,000-point welcome offer, expires April 29
- Capital One Venture One Business: newly launched, 50,000 welcome offer, no annual fee
- Capital One Venture Business business credit card: newly launched with a 150,000 all-time-high welcome offer
- Futu Moomoo investing platform: get $1,000 in NVDA for opening an account, plus 8.1% APY on idle cash
- Which of the four Hilton co-branded credit cards should you apply for?
- US Bank Business Checking: up to $1,500 bonus, and the $3,000 requirement can be completed with credit card spending
- LemFi international remittance app: $50 for new users; $5 on your first WeChat transfer
- Barclays Priceline VIP Rewards credit card: limited-time $200 + 5,000 points welcome offer
- Chase Freedom Unlimited credit card: limited-time 25,000 welcome offer, expires April 30!
- Chase World of Hyatt Business business credit card: limited-time 80,000-point welcome offer, expires April 30!
News
Two class actions are worth watching, and there are also a few small deals you can grab along the way.
- Trader Joe’s reaches a $7.4 million class action settlement; some customers may receive $102 in compensation
- Amazon Kindle Unlimited for just $0.99 for three months
- Wells Fargo adds Wyndham as a transfer partner at a 1:2 ratio
- Rakuten money-maker deal: 90%-100% cash back on services like NordPass! Can also be redeemed as MR/Bilt
- Booking.com suffers a data breach, with customer reservation information accessed illegally
- Speedway gas discount: stack promo codes to save up to $0.95 per gallon
- Amazon: 3 free months of Amazon Music Unlimited
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US Credit Card 101 Planet
US Credit Card 101 Planet is a paid community where we share certain bug opportunities and reimbursement tips that aren’t suitable for direct publication on the blog. It also offers useful features such as business-class award availability alerts, extra cashback on card applications, and VIP bookings at luxury hotels. For more details, see:
Featured Planet posts this week include:
- Cancun luxury hotel recommendation - Alila Mayakoba
- A way to gift Marriott Gold status to family members
- Sharing my Hilton timeshare presentation stay experience
- Capital One hidden links: Venture X business 500,000, Venture One 40,000
- AMEX insider news: new Delta card designs, and MS Platinum and Schwab Platinum may get 150,000 welcome offers
- AMEX Hilton no-annual-fee card authorized user offer: add one card and spend $1,000 to earn 5,000 points
- How to get AMEX NLL offers: links without the once-per-lifetime bonus restriction
Award flight and hotel availability alerts: multiple members successfully locked in bookings this week! Flight and hotel deals disappear quickly, so remember to enable Planet alerts or join our discussion group.
- 【Luxury Hotel Alert】Stay at a Venetian palace for 108,000 points! Epic award availability at The Gritti Palace!
- 【Amazing Award Redemption】Fly to Poland in comfort for 50,000 points! Availability opened up from 6 cities across the US/Canada for summer and fall travel!
- 【Luxury Hotel Alert】Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme award space wide open! Redeem 35,000 points for $1,800+ in value!
- 【Amazing Award Redemption】Fly to Paris in comfort for 42,000 points! Air France A350 new cabin award space widely available, including New Year and Lunar New Year dates!
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- Virtual players can check various C1 information via text message, reducing the need to log in to online banking or the app
- PayPal US account reinstatement DP after shutdown
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