Originally Posted by Sevenfeet

I think some of this came from the fact that Chase is going Visa exclusive in 2014. The thing is that they were already very Visa heavy for a long time...you pretty much had to go out of your way to ask for a Mastercard product for some of their popular cards like Freedom, Sapphire and Slate. I have a Freedom Mastercard and that's only because my wife began with a Slate Mastercard she's had for 15 years that we product converted last year. Since Chase is one of the most popular lenders with the online community, them ending the relationship with Mastercard looks bigger than the facts on the ground.