Why We Added Amex Rewards Checking to Our Membership Rewards Strategy

September 10, 2026

When my husband closed The Business Platinum Card® from American Express he’d had for a couple of years, he still had a Membership Rewards balance with no place to go. Opening an Amex Rewards Checking account gave his points a...

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