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The Pay Yourself Back benefit ends Dec. 31, 2022.
Chase consumers with cards that earn Chase Ultimate Rewards®, like the Chase Freedom Flex℠, can continue to benefit from Pay Yourself Back redemptions. This feature allows you to redeem points for statement credits on eligible purchases, with up to 50% more value depending on the card you have.
Pay Yourself Back was originally launched in May 2020 amid the pandemic for Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve® members and it was meant to be a limited-time offer. However, Chase has continued to extend and adjust this redemption option.
Here are the eligible cards:
- Chase Sapphire Reserve®
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
- Chase Freedom Flex℠
- Chase Freedom Unlimited®
- Chase Freedom® (no longer accepting new applicants)
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card
- Ink Business Plus® Credit Card (no longer accepting new applicants)
- Ink Business Cash® Credit Card
- Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card
- Ink Business Premier® Credit Card
- Aeroplan® Credit Card
- Southwest credit cards
- United Airlines credit cards
Below, CNBC Select has the scoop on how you can maximize rewards with Pay Yourself Back. These benefits have expiration dates that are subject to change.
Chase Sapphire Reserve
- Eligible categories: Gas stations, groceries, the card's annual fee and eligible charities.
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Points are worth 25% more (1.25 cents each) for gas stations, groceries and the card's annual fee; Points are worth 50% more (1.5 cents each) for eligible charities.
Chase Sapphire Preferred
- Eligible categories: Gas stations, groceries and contributions made to eligible charities.
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Points are worth 25% more (1.25 cents each) for charities and one cent each for gas stations and groceries (which is the standard cashback rate).
Chase Freedom Flex, Freedom Unlimited and Freedom
- Eligible purchases: Contributions made to eligible charities.
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Points are worth 25% more (1.25 cents each).
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Chase Ink Business Preferred, Ink Business Cash, Ink Business Unlimited and Ink Business Premier
- Eligible purchases: Contributions made to eligible charities.
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Points are worth 25% more (1.25 cents each).
Aeroplan Credit Card
- Eligible purchases: Travel purchases
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Points are worth 1.25 cents each
Southwest credit cards
- Eligible purchases: Annual fee and up to $300 in dining purchases
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Points are worth 0.8 cents each
United Airlines credit cards
- Eligible purchases: Annual fee
- Extra value on Pay Yourself Back redemptions: Miles are worth 1.5 cents each with the United℠ Business Card and United Club℠ Business Card, 1.52 cents with the United℠ Explorer Card, 1.6 cents with the United Quest℠ Card and 1.75 cents with the United Club℠ Infinite Card
Chase Pay Yourself Back eligible charities
There are over a dozen charities eligible for the Pay Yourself Back bonus, including:
- American Red Cross
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Feeding America
- GLSEN
- Habitat for Humanity
- International Medical Corps
- International Rescue Committee
- Leadership Conference Education Fund
- NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- National Urban League
- Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
- SAGE
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund
- United Negro College Fund
- UNICEF USA
- United Way
- World Central Kitchen
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Bottom line
Pay Yourself Back is an easy way for consumer and business Chase cardholders to get more value from their rewards. You can use Pay Yourself Back to redeem points for eligible purchases made in the past 90 days. Learn how Chase classifies purchases for bonus rewards and check out our step-by-step guide on how to use Pay Yourself Back.
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Information about the Chase Freedom Flex℠ has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.
