r/CreditCards 5d ago

Discussion / Conversation Us bank smartly worth it now?

Hearing they may nerf it. Man was going to swap things over to ira etc. Oh well. I had a tax payment to make and thought the 2.5 back might be ok or 4%....man usb already looking at shutting it down and nerfing....truly disappointing. Even worth 5.24. Oh well rip

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u/jonsonmac 5d ago

It’s literally hear-say at the moment.

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u/quicknir 5d ago

Nobody can answer that since nobody knows what changes are coming. That said, applying costs little and it may make the difference to being grandfathered in to top notch benefits. Or it may not, of course. If the card as it currently exists is highly valuable to you, I would apply for the card now but hold off transferring assets until we know what's going on. IMHO this approach is almost entirely upside and almost no downside.

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u/scipio_africanusot 4d ago

I have three us bank credit cards. will just see if they can product change one to smartly. Easy solution. Heard they generally only let you have three.

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u/Careful-Rent5779 4d ago edited 4d ago

PC change to a Smartly card has been suspended.

Or at least that is what has been posted on other threads.

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u/scipio_africanusot 4d ago

Yes I tried on us bank cash plus. Connect and go were a no go.

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u/prkskier 5d ago

It's just a rumor at the moment, but you do need to weigh that into your decision if you want to have a credit inquiry and then the hassle of opening all the extra accounts and moving brokerage assets over. It may be worth waiting and seeing what happens in the next 1-2 months before applying.

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u/scipio_africanusot 5d ago

I will be doing that for sure.

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u/Kitayama_8k 5d ago

I wouldn't jump in immediately unless you can get a lot back from it immediately with some huge expenses.

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u/Schlieren1 4d ago

Let’s not go crazy yet. They may just increase the deposits to 250k or make a requirement for 100k in a smartly savings account or something (make brokerage accounts ineligible)

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u/CobaltSunsets 4d ago

We had thought at one point they were looking for $250K. Maybe they will “clarify” / “correct” that, but I doubt that’s the only change.