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akr1970akr Apr 8, 2020 3:40 pm


Originally Posted by rxgeek (Post 32227404)
Did you ever get the credit? I did the same as you on Feb 18 and no credit as of today, Mar 24.

I got an MPX credit to work back in January on the old card for $50.

A $50 WN eGC did NOT trigger though, roughly same time.

worldtraveler1508 Apr 18, 2020 9:44 am


Originally Posted by akr1970akr (Post 32276890)
I got an MPX credit to work back in January on the old card for $50.

A $50 WN eGC did NOT trigger though, roughly same time.

Yes I had the same experience

akr1970akr Apr 20, 2020 2:10 pm

my hunch is that the visa reimbursements will work similar to however the BOA travel rewards card works, which IIRC runs off visa too and has some $100 air credit

at some point maybe some custom programming shows up (like what FNBO had as their credit seemed to run different than Amex or PenFed) but PenFed doesn't seem like they would do much more than white label some vendors widget.

kentchristopher Apr 20, 2020 2:15 pm


Originally Posted by akr1970akr (Post 32310066)
my hunch is that the visa reimbursements will work similar to however the BOA travel rewards card works

Could you elaborate on how the BOA card reimbursement works?

akr1970akr Apr 20, 2020 6:00 pm


Originally Posted by kentchristopher (Post 32310077)
Could you elaborate on how the BOA card reimbursement works?

i don't have one so the little i know would be from a coworkers experience. however there are some datapoint threads on FM and DoC IIRC so check those sites for more. I suspect regular legit uses work. The problem of course is that its unlikely that those are going to be easily available for the next year. Heck I'm not even traveling to see family 3 miles away. I leave the house once every 7-10 days, just to resupply. And by the end of those cycles, we're definitely sick of frozen vegetables and dried fruit etc.

kentchristopher Apr 20, 2020 6:16 pm

Found the DoC thread on the BOA card. Looks like AA virtual gift cards have been working with it, so people may want to try that with the Pathfinder. (I'm waiting for applications to re-open.)

overclocked92 Apr 22, 2020 6:18 am

Clarification from PenFed
 
I contacted PenFed for clarification after my incidental fees with Turkish didn't get refunded. Below is their response.


We apologize for the confusion associated with this matter. To receive statement
credits of up to $100 per calendar year toward incidental air travel fees, the
fees must be charged on the eligible card account by select U.S. domestic
airlines. Currently, such U.S. domestic airlines include: Alaskan Air, American
Air, Delta Air, Frontier Air, Hawaiian Air, JetBlue, Southwest Air, United Air,
and Virgin America.

Please note that incidental air travel fees include charges from the approved
airline such as baggage fees, flight-change fees, in-flight food and beverage
purchases, airport lounge day-passes, pet-kennel fee, and phone reservation
fees. Airline tickets, upgrades, mileage points purchases, mileage points
transfer fees, gift cards, duty free purchases, and award tickets are not deemed
to be incidental fees.
This looks like it lines up with BOA.

Flyertalker1 Jun 3, 2020 11:54 am


Originally Posted by kentchristopher (Post 32100434)
Has it been confirmed yet whether the $100 travel incidental credit will be on the new Visa?

For others who don't have this card (like me), a post on MyFico says that new applications will re-open on April 1st.

was anyone able to be a new applicant for this card? Saw some Penfed "sign-up for special early access" emails, but didn't see the rush pre-covid.

Card was pulled for new applications since. Do you think they'll convert the current pathfinder to a different product soon?

ra7 Jun 4, 2020 8:35 am


Originally Posted by Flyertalker1 (Post 32426528)
was anyone able to be a new applicant for this card? Saw some Penfed "sign-up for special early access" emails, but didn't see the rush pre-covid.

Card was pulled for new applications since. Do you think they'll convert the current pathfinder to a different product soon?

The last update they had was they are delaying the launch of this product.

AlexTheMan Jun 13, 2020 12:00 pm

My Global Entry membership credit posted within a couple of days of the charge posting. This is for my card that was converted a couple of months ago from an Amex Travel to a Pathfinder Visa.

overclocked92 Jul 13, 2020 10:41 am

AA $100 egift card works for incidental reimbursement. Takes a couple of days to post.

payyoutuesday Aug 15, 2020 4:02 pm

I recently purchased a SW ticket for $48.98 on my Pathfinder Visa, and I was reimbursed with an airline ancillary fee credit in 4 days.

ra7 Aug 20, 2020 4:00 pm

Purchased AA GC for P1 & P2. Credits posted within 2 days of the purchase.

st0ne Aug 21, 2020 12:43 am

Does MPX works for visa version of Pathfinder? Can't find any DPs on this.

ra7 Aug 21, 2020 4:27 am


Originally Posted by st0ne (Post 32619165)
Does MPX works for visa version of Pathfinder? Can't find any DPs on this.

It doesn't work any more.


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