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Dollarama says it sees plenty of room to expand, will start taking credit cards + MORE Mar 31st
Dollarama Inc. will start to accepting credit cards across all of its stores this year, the retailer said on Thursday, as it posted stronger-than-expected results that sent its stock surging.
The Montreal-based company also raised its estimate of how many of its stores Canada can support within a de.... More »
Canada’s best instant approval credit cards 2022 + MORE Nov 10th
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Aeroplan joins Chase Ultimate Rewards + a waitlist bonus for the new Chase Aeroplan Card (U.S. only) Aug 4th
This post is for our readers from the U.S. and of course for our Canadian readers who play the U.S. credit card game!In December 2020 Air Canada Aeroplan and Chase announced they would be launching a new partnership in 2021 that would see Chase issue an Aeroplan co-brand credit card for the U..... More »
Canada’s Best Credit Cards for People with Bad Credit 2020 + MORE Jul 17th
Conventional wisdom may lead you to believe that if you have bad credit, you should swear off credit cards. But if you want to improve your credit score you’ll have to show you can handle credit responsibly—and the only way to do that is (you guessed it) to have a credit card. Used properly, it .... More »
Will credit card debt affect my mortgage application? + MORE Mar 25th
If you’re shopping around for a mortgage, you probably already know that lenders ask for a ton of financial information before determining how much you can borrow. That list includes your household income and how much you owe—including credit card debt, car payments and unsecured personal loans..... More »
Charging bills can help your score if you pay early, often
– creditcards.com
Avoid interest charges and debt by paying in full, and keep your credit utilization low by paying more than once a month
Fed: Access to credit cards stabilizes
– creditcards.com
Fewer applicants rejected for new cards, but issuers stingy with credit limit increases
Nov. 18, 2015: Interest rates on new credit card offers held steady Wednesday, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.
November 18 Update: American AAdvantage changes, confirmation of Amex Canada transfer to Etihad, lots of buy miles bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here is your mid-week update! News, Tips & TricksJust waiting on the third piece of bad news this week as usually they come in threes. The first was the news of Marriott taking over Starwood which really could be good news for some but mainly bad news for SPG members and now the second piece of bad news are the 2016 changes to American AAdvantage. While everyone globally is affected, we here in Canada get hit harder than those living in the 48 continguous states as we are now lumped in with Alaska on their award charts. What this means is that we get the increases that those living in the U.S. do and then some more! Not good news for Canadian AAdvantage members. See here for complete details. There were some questions asked as to whether the current 25% bonus on transfers to Etihad Guest including American Express Canada since Amex Canada was not listed on the Etihad site. We reached out to Etihad and have confirmation from them that Amex Canada is most definitely included and they thanked us for noting that Canada was not on their site…
