Originally Posted by
sdsearch
Defunct? Allowed (past tense)???
AFAIK, it's not open to new cardholders, but then, neither is Diners Club (a much more major card) for quite a while now (as the extremely long transition to new ownership continues plodding along).
I based the "defunct" statement on 4 data points. I, my sister, my dad, and my partner were all forced over the past 18 months to switch to Chase Freedom or Saphire. In all four cases, we asked to keep our card with its current terms, no dice. Consider yourself
very lucky.