The Chase Freedom® is not currently available to new cardholders. Please visit our list of the best cash-back cards for alternative options. The Pay Yourself Back benefit ends Dec. 31, 2022
Redeeming points for a statement credit is typically one of the worst ways you can redeem your credit card rewards, but that's no longer true for select Chase credit card holders.
Chase recently expanded "Pay Yourself Back" to more account holders, providing an alternative way to redeem points. This can be a great alternative if you were saving points for travel but have since canceled plans.
That's where Pay Yourself Back comes in — the new tool allows you to redeem points for statement credits on eligible purchases, including groceries and dining. You can potentially get 25% to 50% more value, making this option well worth considering.
Here are all the eligible cards:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card
- Chase Freedom Flex℠
- Chase Freedom Unlimited®
- Chase Freedom® (no longer accepting new applicants)
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card
- Ink Plus® Business Card (no longer accepting new applicants)
All cardholders can use Pay Yourself Back to redeem for charitable donations. Meanwhile, Sapphire cardholders can also offset grocery store, dining and home improvement purchases. Ink Business members can also offset select online advertising and shipping expenses. (Learn how Chase classifies purchases for bonus rewards.)
The Pay Yourself Back tool is a smart way to cash out your points for statement credits since you receive more value than usual. Typically, one Chase Ultimate Rewards® point is worth a penny when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards® for a statement credit. But with eligible Pay Yourself Back redemptions, the value increases to 1.25 cents per point or 1.50 cents per point, depending on the card.
Sapphire Preferred, Ink Business and Freedom card holders currently receive 25% more value on redemptions, while Sapphire Reserve cardholders receive 50% more value.
A great way to maximize the use of Pay Yourself Back is to pair it with one of the Chase card's welcome bonuses. The Chase Sapphire Preferred is offering a 60,000-point bonus after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. After you earn the bonus, you can redeem points for 25% more value with Pay Yourself Back. That increases the bonus' value up to $750.
Here's how to use Pay Yourself Back
In order to take advantage of Pay Yourself Back, follow these steps:
- Log onto your account online or via the Chase mobile app.
- Navigate to the Rewards and benefits page and select Pay Yourself Back.
- From here, you'll be able to choose one or more eligible purchases you've made in the past 90 days.
- Enter the cash value for the amount of points you want to redeem. This can be any amount up to the transaction total. (Your points are then calculated accordingly.)
- Confirm the statement credit amount and total points you're redeeming, then submit the redemption. (It can take a few days to see the credit statement show up on your account, and up to two billing cycles for it to be applied to the balance.)
All eligible cardholders can use Pay Yourself Back now, but access to the tool is for a limited time.
Learn more about how to use Chase's Pay Yourself Back tool.
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.
