Editorial Policy
The standards behind every recommendation.
The promises we make on our About page need a place where they are spelled out in detail. This is that place.
Effective May 27, 2026
Our mission
Bonus Eagle exists to publish honest, useful guidance on credit cards and points strategy for serious cardholders. We treat the reader's time and money with respect. We refuse the affiliate-marketing default of writing whatever the highest commission justifies.
Editorial independence
Our editorial process is fully independent of our commercial relationships. Every card we review is evaluated against the same four questions: Is the welcome bonus genuinely useful? Does the annual fee earn itself back? Are the everyday earn rates competitive? Would we open this card ourselves? Affiliate payouts do not enter that evaluation.
Sourcing and fact-checking
Every claim we make about a card — welcome bonus, annual fee, APR ranges, earning rates, fees, terms — is checked against the issuer's official disclosure at the time we publish. Card terms change frequently, and we update our content when material changes occur. If you spot an outdated fact, please write to us and we will correct it.
For points valuations, we use a transparent methodology: we calculate value based on transfer-partner redemptions at common award charts, cross-referenced with cash-equivalent ceilings. We do not inflate values to make a card look better than it is.
Corrections
When we make a factual error, we correct it promptly and visibly. The corrected version replaces the original, and material corrections are noted at the bottom of the article. We do not silently edit history.
Conflict of interest
Our editorial staff hold the cards we cover. We believe it is impossible to write usefully about a card you have never carried. This creates a potential conflict, which we disclose as follows: we will recommend a card we hold if we genuinely believe it is the best option for a given reader, on the same standards we apply to cards we do not hold.
We do not accept payment, gifts, comped travel, or hospitality from credit card issuers in exchange for coverage. Personal credit card accounts are paid in full like any other reader's.
What we will not do
- We will not publish content written by issuers or their agencies as if it were editorial.
- We will not allow issuers to review or approve content before publication.
- We will not adjust rankings or recommendations to reflect bid changes from affiliate networks.
- We will not delete or alter critical coverage in response to commercial pressure.
- We will not use artificial intelligence to generate factual claims without human verification of every claim.
Reader feedback
Our readers see things we miss. When you write to us with a correction, a clarification, or a disagreement, your message is read by the editor. We respond to substantive feedback and we update our coverage when readers point out genuine issues.
Updates to this policy
This policy reflects how we operate today. As our coverage grows and our team grows, we may add detail or clarification. We will not weaken the standards described here. If we ever do, we will mark the change visibly and explain why.