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gr33nsuit
Valued Member

chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?

I've never noticed this until today but seem like I'm receiving more than 1% for chase? how does this work? 

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BARCLAY FICO: 782 12/12/14
DISCOVER FICO: 783 12/12/14
|Amex Blue $32,400 |Discover IT $28,000 |Usbank Cash+ $25,000 |Chase Freedom $23,700 |CSP $18,000 | Citi DoubleCash $16,500 |PenFed Cash Rewards $16,000 |SallieMae $12,500 |Citi Costco $12,000 |Citi Forward $8,000 |Quicksilver $4,200 |StateFarm CC $4,000
Start of Gardening 12/13/14
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CreditCuriosity
Moderator Emeritus

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@gr33nsuit wrote:

I've never noticed this until today but seem like I'm receiving more than 1% for chase? how does this work? 

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Did you shop on their portal?

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SwiftTone
Valued Contributor

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?

10 points per transaction, no minimum. It was something Chase offered up until a couples years ago when you had Sapphire, Freedom and checking account.

 

I have it too but do remember they were going to end the program. I don't remember when though.

AMEX: $25,000, CSR: $10,000, Chase Priority Club: $1,500, Freedom: $5000, Freedom Unlimited: $1000, Discover: $21,000, BoA $11,000, WF Cash Wise: $5000

EQ FICO - 753
TU FICO - 755
EX FICO(AMEX) - 766
Message 3 of 14
CreditCuriosity
Moderator Emeritus

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@SwiftTone wrote:

10 points per transaction, no minimum. It was something Chase offered up until a couples years ago when you had Sapphire, Freedom and checking account.

 

I have it too but do remember they were going to end the program. I don't remember when though.


Interesting....They had to be losing mass money with that promo.  Assume it was capped?

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SwiftTone
Valued Contributor

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@CreditCuriousity wrote:

@SwiftTone wrote:

10 points per transaction, no minimum. It was something Chase offered up until a couples years ago when you had Sapphire, Freedom and checking account.

 

I have it too but do remember they were going to end the program. I don't remember when though.


Interesting....They had to be losing mass money with that promo.  Assume it was capped?


Don't think it was a promo or even had a set period, and no caps. It was a feature/benefit that most people outside myFICO didn't know about. But I get when word got around and people abused it they started losing money. I've never intentionally made as many small transactions as possible so I can capitalize on the benefit.

 

I remember that it was supposed to end "enrollment" at the end of 2014, with a period after that people could still use this benefit. But still, I think that period is far over and at least both of us are still getting it. I don't know what the deal is and when its supposed to end.

AMEX: $25,000, CSR: $10,000, Chase Priority Club: $1,500, Freedom: $5000, Freedom Unlimited: $1000, Discover: $21,000, BoA $11,000, WF Cash Wise: $5000

EQ FICO - 753
TU FICO - 755
EX FICO(AMEX) - 766
Message 5 of 14
Anonymous
Not applicable

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@SwiftTone wrote:

@CreditCuriousity wrote:

@SwiftTone wrote:

10 points per transaction, no minimum. It was something Chase offered up until a couples years ago when you had Sapphire, Freedom and checking account.

 

I have it too but do remember they were going to end the program. I don't remember when though.


Interesting....They had to be losing mass money with that promo.  Assume it was capped?


Don't think it was a promo or even had a set period, and no caps. It was a feature/benefit that most people outside myFICO didn't know about. But I get when word got around and people abused it they started losing money. I've never intentionally made as many small transactions as possible so I can capitalize on the benefit.

 

I remember that it was supposed to end "enrollment" at the end of 2014, with a period after that people could still use this benefit. But still, I think that period is far over and at least both of us are still getting it. I don't know what the deal is and when its supposed to end.


It was meant to end at the end of 2013, but obviously the computer work wasn't done that well.  

 

This was for people with Freedom and Chase checking.  It led to obvious behavior (somewhat like the ED and EDP do) splitting transactions into small parts to earn the extra 10 points per transaction.   Some did thousands of microtransactions (someone posted a blil with several hundred pages of transactions, each one earning 10 points + 10%.  He was shutdown)  

 

So Chase created a new program, which is simply an annual 10% bonus of all points earned (which is better for those that do fewer transactions, with many in the bonus category).    Everyone should have been transferred by the end of 2013.  The new program is meant to end at the end of 2015., but, based on past form, we will see!

 

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CreditCuriosity
Moderator Emeritus

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@Anonymous wrote:

@SwiftTone wrote:

@CreditCuriousity wrote:

@SwiftTone wrote:

10 points per transaction, no minimum. It was something Chase offered up until a couples years ago when you had Sapphire, Freedom and checking account.

 

I have it too but do remember they were going to end the program. I don't remember when though.


Interesting....They had to be losing mass money with that promo.  Assume it was capped?


Don't think it was a promo or even had a set period, and no caps. It was a feature/benefit that most people outside myFICO didn't know about. But I get when word got around and people abused it they started losing money. I've never intentionally made as many small transactions as possible so I can capitalize on the benefit.

 

I remember that it was supposed to end "enrollment" at the end of 2014, with a period after that people could still use this benefit. But still, I think that period is far over and at least both of us are still getting it. I don't know what the deal is and when its supposed to end.


It was meant to end at the end of 2013, but obviously the computer work wasn't done that well.  

 

This was for people with Freedom and Chase checking.  It led to obvious behavior (somewhat like the ED and EDP do) splitting transactions into small parts to earn the extra 10 points per transaction.   Some did thousands of microtransactions (someone posted a blil with several hundred pages of transactions, each one earning 10 points + 10%.  He was shutdown)  

 

So Chase created a new program, which is simply an annual 10% bonus of all points earned (which is better for those that do fewer transactions, with many in the bonus category).    Everyone should have been transferred by the end of 2013.  The new program is meant to end at the end of 2015., but, based on past form, we will see!

 


LOL.. How people don't think they will be caught is amazing.  I could write a query to find a person like this in about 1 min if I knew the DB structure.. Least he made a killing for the short time he lasted, but burnt his bridge with chase most likely for life.

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bigbang91
Established Contributor

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?

How do i get this offer,? I have everything with chase, no 10%+10 xtra point, urg 

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Anonymous
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Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@bigbang91 wrote:

How do i get this offer,? I have everything with chase, no 10%+10 xtra point, urg 


Did you have Freedom and Chase Banking before 2013?  If so, you should have got it then, but probably transferred to the new program.  Did you get a 10% for 2014 points?

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bigbang91
Established Contributor

Re: chase freedom 10% extra point and 10 extra points per trans?


@Anonymous wrote:

@bigbang91 wrote:

How do i get this offer,? I have everything with chase, no 10%+10 xtra point, urg 


Did you have Freedom and Chase Banking before 2013?  If so, you should have got it then, but probably transferred to the new program.  Did you get a 10% for 2014 points?


I got my freedom in Oct 2013,and Chase Banking since 2009. I only receive the 10% annual bonus on all purchases,not the 10xtra points

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