• New Fanatics American Express® Card card. Card will launch later this year with details available in the coming months.
  • Card will earn FanCash
  • Cardhollders will receive exclusive benefits and elevated tier status within Fanatics ONE loyalty program
• Membership Rewards will be transferable to FanCash within the next year. 
• American Express becomes official payment partner of Fanatics & Fanatics Fest

Our Verdict

It seems like the card will be issued by First Electronic Bank and managed by Imprint. That means this isn’t a true American Express card, it just runs on the American Express payment network. A number of brands use this set up (e.g Rakuten, Shell & More). 

I can’t see being able to transfer to FanCash being that useful unless the transfer rate is really good or they offer lucrative transfer bonuses. We will add this to the list of announced credit cards for 2026.

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• Ibotta is offering a new promotion called ‘Fuel Your Wallet’. Every Thursday through June 4, 2026 they will release a code offering fuel savings. 

Our Verdict

Last week the code was for $28 but it was only for new users of Ibotta. Existing users seemed to get $1-4 from what I can tell. It’s not clear if it’ll be a flat discount each week or increased rates on merchants through Ibotta. Doubt this will be as good as the 7-11 fuel codes but one can hope. Find more ways to save money on fuel by clicking here. 

Chase is offering some people the following spend offer:

• Spend $2,000 or more from 5/14/26 through 8/14/26 and get $50 cash back. 

Our Verdict

Apparently this offer is showing within the Chase Offers (?) and possibly on their other offer channels. Not sure if it’s only being seen on Freedom or other cards as well.

Reader Adrian sent this in, and I haven’t seen anyone else mention it. It’s likely a highly targeted offer, and maybe some people haven’t noticed it buried in their Chase Offers. 

Seems to still be working at Aldi locations in other areas. Hopefully it doesn’t spread further. 

Hat tip to reader Rajiv

Offer at a glance

• APY: 7.5% APY
• Maximum balance: $10,000
• Availability: Nationwide, excluding Idaho, Utah, Louisiana, Texas
• Hard/soft pull: Unknown
• ChexSystems: Yes (chex sensitive for online applications)
• Credit card funding: Unknown
• Monthly fees: None with estatements
• Early account termination fee: None
• Household limit: None listed

The Offer

Direct Link to offer

• Rize credit union has their Beyond Checking account which offers a 7.5% APY interest rate on balances up to $10,000.
• To qualify for and earn dividends, you must make 5 debit card purchase transactions that post to your account during each statement cycle (ATM withdrawal transactions are not considered debit card purchases).
• Enroll in eStatements to avoid $5 monthly fee. 

Our Verdict

Excellent rate and pretty easy qualifications, we’ll add this to our Regional section of the Best Savings rates.

You might remember Rize Credit Union from the bank bonus we posted last week. A reader sent in that they were able to open both the Free Checking with the $400 bonus and the Beyond Checking for the 7.5% interest rate with one branch visit.

The account be opened online as well, but possibly only for those who live in Nevada. (The other deal was limited to Nevada, and I’m not sure if that’s a system-wide limit now for all of their accounts.) Also note that Rize is chex sensitive. 

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• Ally Bank offers on their Ally Invest customers a bonus match on Self Directed IRA contributions:

  • Open your IRA. Open your first Ally Invest Self-Directed IRA between 3/31/2026 and 7/31/2026 and fund it by 12/31/2026 to earn your match. Both Traditional and Roth IRAs are eligible for a 3.5% contribution match.

  • Make a contribution. Fund your IRA up to the annual maximum. You can make eligible 2026 contributions up until 12/31/2026. Limits for 2026 are $7,500 for individuals aged 49 or younger, and $8,600 for those 50 and up.
  • Earn your bonus. Your match will post within 90 days of your contribution’s settlement date. Matches appear as ‘interest income’ and don’t count toward your annual contribution limit.

Our Verdict

This started with Robinhood and then WeBull who offer similar matches for their paid premium subscribers. This Ally Invest offer is interesting since it has no subscription cost and it has a lower 24-month holding period. (It’s been noted that this Ally offer won’t work for those who do backdoor Roth.)

We don’t know if they plan on running this promo each year or it’s a one-time thing. I’d consider using them long-term if it becomes an annual recurring offer.

We’ll add this to our list of Best Brokerage Bonuses. There’s also a separate Ally Invest bonus for a regular brokerage account. 

Hat tip to reader Tristan

Update 10/28/24: New $750 cashback offer, details here. Card now earns a flat 2% everywhere.

Update 4/24/22: Bonus is back up to $400 again (ht reader Brian)

Update 7/25/21: Card bonus is down to $150 now. They’ve also revamped the card from a 3/2/1 card to being a straight 2% cashback everywhere card – you get 1% cashback and another 1% cashback when redeemed to a TD Bank deposit account. (Not sure if you can deposit it into a TD Bank consumer deposit account or only into a business deposit account to get the bonus 1%.); Update 10/19/19: Bonus is now $300 again; Update 7/9/19: Bonus increased to $400 with the same spend $3k spend requirement. Updated the image below; Update 4/4/19: Bonus is $300 again, bonus on personal card now $200 as well. Hat tip to Sexy_kitten7

Card Basics

TD offers the Business Solutions Visa credit card. In this review we will look to see if it’s worth signing up for this card or not.

• Sign up bonus of $400 after $3,000 in spend within 90 days of account opening
• No annual fee
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 3% cash back on phone, internet and cable services
  • 2% cash back on dining and at gas stations
  • 1% cash back on all other purchases
• 0% introductory APR for six months
• Only available to those in the following states: CT, DC, DE, FL, MD, ME, MA, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VT, & VA

Our Verdict

Previously this card just offered 1% cash back on all purchases so the 3% and 2% categories are new. Given that you can earn 2%+ cash back on all purchases the 1%/2% categories on this card are useless (even more true when you consider that there are better options for restaurants & gas stations). 3% on phone/internet and cable services isn’t that attractive either given the other options. $300 is one of the better cash sign up bonuses though, but the $3,000 minimum spend requirement is quite high.

Just keep in mind TD reports business cards to your personal credit bureau. You can read more about TD Bank credit cards by clicking here.

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• Bestbuy.com is selling Amtrak $100 e-gift card for $85. Limit 3. 

Valid May 20, 2026 only. 

Our Verdict

I’ve been posting these for people who want to use up their Splurge Credit on the Citi Strata Elite card. If you don’t find these useful let me know and I’ll stop posting. 

Hat tip to FM

• Google Play is offering 10% discount on the following gift cards:
  • $50 Starbucks
  • $500 Delta
  • $100 DoorDash
  • $100 Bath & Body Works
• They also have 15% off Barnes & Noble.

The Fine Print

• Offer valid until May 24, 2026.
• Limit 2 per Google Account, per purchase per brand.

Our Verdict

Some useful options here. 

Hat tip to gcanywhere

Direct link to offer

• American Express has a number of increased offers currently on the Hilton cards:
  • Hilton Honors Card (no annual fee)(NLL link): Earn $100 statement credit + 100,000 Bonus Points after spending $2,000 in the first six months of Card Membership.
  • Hilton Honors Surpass Card ($150 annual fee; waived first year)(NLL link): Earn 130,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 in the first 6 months of Card Membership. 
  • Hilton Honors Aspire Card ($550 annual fee)(NLL link): Earn 175,000 Bonus Points after you spend $6,000 in the first 6 months of Card Membership. (This card also comes with a free night certificate as standard.)
  • Hilton Honors Business Card ($195 annual fee; waived first year): Earn 130,000 Bonus Points after you spend $8,000 in the first 6 months of Card Membership.

Offers end 7/29/26.

Our Verdict

Comparing these offers to the prior round a few months back:

• The Aspire offer is same as prior.
• The Business card has 130k and waived annual fee instead of the prior offer for 175k and free night.
• The Surpass has the same 130k bonus as prior, but removes the free night and instead waives the $150 annual fee for the first year.
• The no fee card is now 100k + $100 versus the prior offer of 70K+free night. 

I think most people will prefer the prior offers with the free nights. Because of that we probably won’t be adding this to our list of the best credit card bonuses.

Hat tip to DDG

Update 5/6/26: Offer refreshed with a 5/19/26 expiration date for most of the country. (East Coast customers will not see refreshed offer until Friday, 5/8, exp. 5/21/26). Here’s a sample link for Southern California. Possible stack with this 10% off digital coupon – sample link. (ht reader RM)

Update 4/22/26: Offer refreshed through 5/5/26 (Note: East Coast customers will not see offer in their J4U account until Friday.) Sample link. (ht RM)

Update 3/25/26: Offer refreshed through 4/7/26 (ht RM)

The Offer

Try this link; this link is for select areas, but you might find a similar offer in your Just4u account with Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci’s

• Clip coupon for the following offer from Safeway and affiliates:
  • Spend $75 online order and get $40 discount. 

The Fine Print

• Expires 3/24/26.
• One time use.
• Minimum purchase calculated based on the subtotal of all qualifying items in cart at checkout, excluding alcoholic beverages (where available), tobacco, and fluid dairy products.

Our Verdict

Deal not available for everyone, but widely targeted coupon. The deal works on pick-up, and you get otherwise applicable in-store discounts.

Hat tip to reader RM

Update 1/1/26: Funds should be distributed in May 2026. (ht Celia)

Insurance Settlement

Direct Link

• Blue Cross is being sued for violated antitrust laws by entering into an agreement not to compete with each other and to limit competition among themselves in selling health insurance and administrative services for health insurance.

Settling Defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing and assert that their conduct results in lower healthcare costs and greater access to care for their customers. The Court has not decided who is right or wrong. Instead, Plaintiffs and Settling Defendants have agreed to a Settlement to avoid the risk and cost of further litigation.

Check your Eligibility and File a Claim Here

Who is Eligible?

If you were covered by certain Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance or administrative services plans between February 2008 and October 2020, you may be a Class Member.

You may be eligible to receive payment if you are an Individual, Insured Group (and their employees) or Self-Funded Account (and their employees) that purchased or were enrolled in a Blue Cross or Blue Shield health insurance or administrative services plan during one of the two Settlement Class Periods. Government accounts are excluded from the Class.

The Settlement Class Period for Individuals and Insured Groups is from February 7, 2008, through October 16, 2020. The Settlement Class Period for Self-Funded Accounts is from September 1, 2015 through October 16, 2020. Dependents, beneficiaries (including minors), and non-employees are NOT eligible to receive payment.

All Individuals, Insured Groups, and Self-Funded Accounts that purchased or were enrolled in a Blue Cross or Blue Shield health insurance or administrative services plan during the applicable Class Period will also benefit from the parts of the Settlement requiring Settling Defendants to change certain of their practices that were alleged to be anticompetitive. Dependents, beneficiaries (including minors), and non-employees will benefit from this part of the Settlement.

How Much Will We Get?

The Net Settlement Fund is estimated to be approximately $1.9 billion. No good estimates are given for how much you’ll get when filing.

Important Dates

• February 7, 2008 through October 16, 2020 is the affected timeframe for Individuals and Insured Groups
• September 1, 2015 through October 16, 2020 is the affected timeframe for Self-Funded Account
• October 20, 2021 is the Fairness Hearing
• November 5, 2021 is the final date to file a claim

Final Thoughts

Lots of people use the various branches of Blue Cross insurance and will be eligible for this settlement. Easy process to file – they don’t force you to give exact dates and the like (though they ask for that if possible). Some people even got a postcard with a unique code to use, others got one with no unique code and have to use the regular filing process. Hopefully it ends up being a nice check whenever this all settles.

Hat tip to reader Davis

• Minimum redemption for statement credit is now $5 (no minimum when redeeming into NFCU account). Previously this was $50. 
• Points now pool if you have multiple cards with NFCU
• Ability to use pay with points at Walmart & Shell starting this summer 

Hat tip to Matthew9543 on /r/creditcards via reader Bockrr

Direct link to offer

• Ikea is offering Ikea family members (free to join) $10 off for every $100 they spend in store, up to a maximum of $100 off. Valid until 5/25/26. 

The Fine Print

• Valid in-store only 05/19-05/25/26.
• U.S. only.
• Must provide or sign-in with IKEA Family member or IKEA Business Network customer account in order to receive offer.
• Not valid on previous purchases.
• Discount applied in $10 increments for each $100 spent on eligible purchases before tax, shipping and handling.
• Maximum of $100 in savings. L
• IMIT: one redemption per IKEA Family or IKEA Business Network account number.
• Excludes As-is items.
• Minimum purchase amount must be met in a single transaction before taxes.
• Products may require assembly.
• Offer will apply automatically at check-out if purchase qualifies.
• Offer cannot be combined with other IKEA offers or coupons.
• Not valid on delivery, installation, assembly, or tax.
• Not valid on IKEA Gift Cards or payment of your IKEA credit card. Not valid in the IKEA Swedish Restaurant, Bistro, or Swedish Food Market.
• Not valid for Click & Collect, Kitchen Planning, or other IKEA services.
• Discount applied proportionally across eligible items purchased, as shown on receipt.
• On returns, only the net purchase price shown on receipt is refunded.

Our Verdict

Doesn’t work to purchase Ikea gift cards, but you should be able to use any discounted gift cards you have to make your purchase. Relatively rare to see Ikea discounted. 

Hat tip to reader Tamis

There is also a sign up bonus of $300 after $5,000+ in spend on the Pro/Private tiers. We’ve covered this card before. I don’t think these changes make a meaningful difference for most people due to the low caps. Might be more interesting if you could stake in BTC but even then there are a lot of risks involved. 

Hat tip to reader Frank