Chase Bank’s “Sapphire” Credit Card Review
Chase Bank has been relentlessly releasing new products and promotions lately, perhaps in an attempt to supplement their recent Washington Mutual acquisition.
It seems like BankVibe has been reporting on new Chase bank promotions every few days.
The latest from Chase bank is a new credit card called the “Sapphire Card” and comes with a number of notable rewards and benefits.
Chase Bank claims this card, unlike other credit card options, “rewards without expiration dates, black out dates or limits to what you can earn.”
Sapphire Credit Card rewards and benefits:
(as seen on their website)
- one point for every dollar you spend on the card
- double the points on airfare purchased through their “Travel Booking Tool”
- Up to 10 bonus points per dollar when you shop online at over 300 of your favorite merchants featured at the Ultimate Rewards Mall
- no annual fee PLUS 10,000 bonus points after your first qualifying purchase
APR associated with the Chase Sapphire Credit Card:
Applicants with good credit scores can expect a low 10.24% standard APR. That’s about what most people can expect from a standard credit card without a rewards program. Given that competing rewards cards charge APRs of as high as 14%, the Chase Sapphire card’s APR stands out as one of the better options in the category.
The Chase Sapphire card also offers members the comparatively advantageous APR on cash advances. At 19.24% (plus fees), Chase’s fees for cash advances beat out the competition (although we would always recommend avoiding cash advances with credit cards when possible). Chase charges a highly inflated default APR. With a 29.99% APR for defaulted accounts, you’ll, needless to say, want to get your payments in ON-TIME.
September 28th, 2009 at 9:59 am
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