Originally Posted by
kokonutz
I'm not taking an attitude. Just calling it like I see it.
I actually have a pretty good idea what's going on, but only on a third hand basis. So I'd rather hear it from folks directly involved, lest I be smacked down for getting some detail or another slightly off.
If people directly involved don't want to explain, that's cool. Totally understandable given the economics of blogging.
Honestly, it feels like an attitude, but let's give that the benefit of the doubt.
This 'crackdown' is nothing new, it's just a reminder that goes out periodically from all affiliate managers (not just those with Credit Karma). The problem is that some bloggers intentionally, or unintentionally, break the terms on the issuer side. Chase is notorious for the hardest links to get, yet the CK platform allows me to link directly to issuer sorted cards, so I could text link that with: check out the CSP link here.
Chase doesn't want that to happen, they are being very selective as to whom they work with and don't want all and sundry pushing them, if CK doesn't keep bloggers in compliance then Chase dumps them. Nothing to do with FTC or really anything special at all, just a reminder to not text link as it gives the impression the blogger has a relationship with an issuer that actually they have not been approved for.