The biggest credit card story of 2016 was the introduction of the chase sapphire reserve with its sign up bonus of 100 000 points and a planeload of other travel benefits.
Chase sapphire signup bonus 2017.
I ve held a chase sapphire preferred card for a number of years.
The minimum spend threshold remains at 4 000.
Chase announced today that they are increasing the sign up bonus on the sapphire preferred to 80 000 ultimate rewards ur points.
And the 95 annual fee is still no longer waived the first year.
A bunch of folks jumped on the lucrative sign up bonus and initial generous terms.
The only thing that compares is the 100 000 point bonus that ended in early 2017 from the chase sapphire reserve it currently offers 50 000 bonus points after you spend 4 000 in the first three months of account opening.
The chase sapphire reserve credit card was the one to beat when it came to sign up bonuses offering 1 500 to people who spent 4 000 on the card in the first three months.
Chase introduced a new premium card the chase sapphire reserve last year.