DrForce

At least their website is better than FIA's.

flyertalker9867674

I've never understood why people hate FIA's so much. Its simple and dumb, works on all browsers, and there aren't 5000 ads and links to wade through. You login, your accounts are in front of your face, and then that's it.

TWAforever

Looks like this article was just published by The Boston Globe:

"Fidelity, American Express are parting ways"

tmiw

2% cash back at Costco at least*, so there's that. I can't comment on US Bank in particular though since I've never had a card with them.

* Assuming they aren't exempted, of course.

beevesdoopie

What would happen to those who already have former Fidelity Rewards Visa credit card through FIA? Wonder if they will be replaced with another Visa card thru US Bank? For those with both Fidelity Visa and Amex via FIA, does that mean you will end up with 2 Visa cards??

bawr

According to Fidelity.com, the new Visa card will be a no annual fee, 2% cash back card, with a 1% foreign transaction fee.

NYCRuss

and issued by Elan. I'm probably canceling.

NYCRuss

And Elan seems to be a part of US Bank:
https://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/com...svcs/index.cfm

Still leaning towards canceling.

tev9999

Guess I'll have to find a new card for Serve loads and backup Amex offers. May not really be worth it for the hassle as it seems most of the good offers are targeted to Amex issued cards.

rajuabju

Ugh. Not a fan of US Bank.

Probably cancelling this soon. Sucks.

biggestbopper

Been trying to log on to my US Bank account for several days. Just getting a system not available due to security message.

Don' think I want another USB account.

ftbargain

Amex FIA still allows to redeem for cash on a 1:1 ratio ($50 spend = 100 points = $1 back) provided you have 25000 or more points in your account. I do it all the time, and I NEVER had a fidelity checking/retirement account even though I had FIA Amex for 8 years now. Hope USBank will continue that. Just do not want to deal with another account to get the cash in my hand.

Bzzz

i can't login to fiacrdservices,com now, anyone knows where you can login to see the transaction? this is really a bad timing, especially after many fia amx holder hit by the fraudulent charges(including me) recently.

JEFFJAGUAR

Now available to apply on Fidelity web site. It is Elan apparently a subsidiary of US Bank. Basically has same rewards programme as Amex card issued by FIA; no annual fee, 2% cash back into Fidelity account (this may be a change), unfortunately carrying forward the 1% ftf (ugh). Makes a point about using emv chip technology although it is probably not going to be chip and pin but rather as with 99.9% of US emv compliant cards, signature preferred. No indication whether there will be offline pin back up a la Barclay's Bank for those seeming few in number of kiosks not in compliance with new regulations regarding refusal to honor emv compliant cards lacking offline pins.

Apparently according to the news articles, holders of the current Fidelity Amex Rewards cards will sometime in the next 6 months get the new visa card as a replacement.

A couple of interesting questions still to be resolved. What will be Amex's counter move? Will current holders of the card through FIA be offered another product from FIA (which could be the Bank of America 3-2-1 card which is what happened when Schwab abandoned its 2% card. Schwab card had no ftf so those who took this offer were grandfathered in with no ftf which has held up although I always expected it at some point to be dropped in favor of the usual obnoxeous BofA 3% ftf. That meant in effect for foreign purchases I only got the 1% from the grandfathered 3-2-1 card; same as the Fidelity Rewards card with 2% cash back but 1% ftf). And does Amex now make some sort of offer to the Fidelity Cash Rewards cardholders with some sort of half decent rewards programme or just offers a vanilla Amex card (the blue card comes to mind).

Will be interesting to see.

mnCO

It's not issued by AMEX, so almost certainly not.