TODAY is 30 days from my Dad's annual fee notice. He was going to pay the $95, but now maybe he shouldn't, since the UA->Diners->BA path has been terminated. He just moved 50k UA to Diners. It seems a bit risky if he calls to transfer his balance yo BA today AND he also calls to cancel his account today. What if the transfer gets pre-empted by his account closing. Could he lose his points?

The worst part about this change is the lack of notice. Delta left without notice too.