{"id":273681,"date":"2026-08-17T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=273681\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:19:34","slug":"confirmed-u-s-bank-launches-transfer-partners-but-only-for-select-cardholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/us-bank\/us-bank-launches-transfer-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed: U.S. Bank Launches Transfer Partners \u2014 But Only for Select Cardholders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost a year ago to the day, U.S. Bank announced some major changes to the U.S. Bank Altitude\u2122 Reserve Visa Infinite\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/a> — which has been closed to new applicants since November 2024. In these changes, U.S. Bank teased that transfer partners would be coming soon, but we didn't hear much else.<\/p>\n

AwardWallet has checked in with U.S. Bank throughout the year, but there weren't any updates \u2014 until now. As first reported by Frequent Miler<\/a>, U.S. Bank quietly launched transfer partners, but only on select cards.<\/p>\n

We reached out to U.S. Bank for comment, and we finally have confirmation that transfer partners are now available. And you'll want to pay close attention, as the information U.S. Bank shared differs from what many other sites have published in the last week.<\/p>\n

Here's what we know so far.<\/p>\n

U.S. Bank Launches Transfer Partners<\/span><\/h2>\n

U.S. Bank offers some impressive card products, but the main drawback has always been that it doesn't offer any transfer partners. If you prefer fixed-value rewards, you're in luck. But if you're like me and you want to leverage partners to squeeze more value from your rewards, you might've shied away from U.S. Bank cards.<\/p>\n

We've been waiting a while for U.S. Bank to introduce transfer partners, and it looks like that day is finally here. Select cardholders can transfer rewards at a 1:1 ratio to the following airline programs:<\/p>\n