The audience rewards Amex card

[ljay889]

Is this a new card? Anyone have it? I'm tempted to apply for it, it seems like a great way to earn points. I'm curious to hear more from those who may have it.

https://www.audiencerewards.com/infopage.cfm?id=105

[ljay889]

Looks like it's brand new

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/audience-rewards-partners-with-first-bankcard-to-launch-audience-rewards-american-express-card-2014-08-27

[ArtMan]

Ljay, I don' want to discourage you from opening this card. However, I love to open new cards, if the reward is worth the trouble. With this card, from what I read, you get 3000 show points if you spend $1000 within the first three months. I recently opened the American Express JetBlue card, where after spending the same $1000 within the first three months, I will receive 2 free roundtrip plane tickets. For me, that's two roundtrip tickets to NYC. Travel depends on the amount of points. I thinks it 12,000 free points. That equals to two roundtrip tickets from Florida to NYC. Make sure before opening that the annual fee is free for the first year. (almost all American Express cards charge a fee). I usually close it out after the first year. I'm not paying a $100 fee to have a card. If the points are easy to accumulate on the JetBlue card the fee is only $40 after the first year. I may choose to keep this one open. Anyway, what I'm trying to say, that 3,000 show points doesn't seem to be enough of an enticement for me to open.

[ljay889]

There is no annual fee. Probably because it's an Amex card provided by "first bankcard."

[dtzumbrunnen]

Opening a credit card and closing it within a year (and doing this repeatedly) doesn't seem like the best move for your credit. In the end, that's going to be more important than a few audience reward points!

[ArtMan]

It hasn't affected my credit as yet. I have an almost perfect credit score. That is why I get weekly credit card offers. Not paying your bills and not on time affects it more.