Recent reports from around the points and miles community suggest that Chase may have expanded its 5/24 policy to include co-branded cards that were previously exempt from the tighter application rules.

You can now earn up to 1,500 bonus Ultimate Rewards points for making 5 purchases using your Chase Freedom Unlimited® and the Chase Pay app. The promotion is valid at any retailer who accepts Chase Pay. You have plenty of time to take advantage of the promotion, which runs through December 31, 2018. This promotion is targeted, so you will have to check your email, to make sure that you have been selected for the offer.

Earn up to $50 in statement credit for spending in November and December 2018.

You can now earn 60,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards points for opening or upgrading to a Chase Sapphire Banking account. To earn the bonus, you will need to deposit $75,000 of new money into the Chase Sapphire account and maintain it for at least 90 days.

The IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card is one of two IHG co-brand cards from Chase, replacing the discontinued IHG® Rewards Club Select Credit Card. The new card Premium card offers increased earning capabilities and some new perks and we think it’s definitely worth a look if you’re an IHG loyalist.

Chase has announced a promotion when making payments with Chase Pay at Best Buy stores, and online at restaurants on Tock and eBags. The promotion applies on a combined total of $200 in purchases per card and runs through September 30, 2018.

Starting August 26, 2018, American Express and Chase introduce a complex set of application restrictions for the Marriott and SPG co-brand cards, including the latest luxury card from SPG, making it much harder for applicants to obtain welcome offers on more than one card.

Booking travel with Chase Ultimate Rewards just got better after it was announced that Chase has partnered with Expedia to run their Ultimate Rewards travel portal. The move is excellent news for Chase cardholders since Expedia group also owns Travelocity, Orbitz and Hotwire.com travel search engines, which should result in many more options.

Chase has announced that Korean Air will no longer be an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner effective August 25, 2018. For anyone that has redeemed with Korean, this is a definite hit to the value of Ultimate Rewards.

Chase has added a new credit card to its lineup of Southwest co-brand cards, announcing the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card. The product is Southwest’s venture into the premium card market and joins the Plus, Premier, and Business Southwest cards as a fourth option available to Rapid Rewards members.