My credit union's 5% card vs my old bank's 'rewards' card was a no-brainer
The credit union card gave me a real limit increase after 6 months of on-time payments, while the bank card's 'points' were impossible to use. Anyone else find big banks just dangle rewards to hide terrible credit-building terms?
Hold times are brutal everywhere now. Those travel points often come with huge annual fees that wipe out the value unless you're flying every other week.
My friend's big bank card got cloned last month and their fraud line put her on hold for 45 minutes. She missed a whole afternoon of work just trying to get it sorted.