In their own words
Copied verbatim on September 24, 2026NerdWallet
as of September 24, 2026"Our partners compensate us. This may influence which products we review and write about (and where those products appear on the site), but it in no way affects our recommendations or advice, which are grounded in thousands of hours of research."
"Our partners cannot pay us to guarantee favorable reviews of their products or services."
AwardWallet
as of September 24, 2026"We partner with credit card issuers, airlines, and financial institutions. We may earn a commission when you use our links to apply for a product or make a purchase."
"AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners when you visit our site, click on a link, when you are approved for a credit card, or when an account is opened."
"This compensation may impact how and where products appear on AwardWallet (including, for example, the order in which they appear)."
MaxRewards
as of September 24, 2026We found no advertiser disclosure, affiliate statement, or issuer-compensation language on the three pages we checked. One sentence, in the homepage editorial rankings, says:
"Compensation never reorders our lists."
The pages we checked do not say from whom.
SavvX
No affiliate links. No card partnerships. We never sell your data and we never advertise to you. Your subscription is our only revenue.
If one of these pages has changed since, tell us at answers@savvx.com and we will update the quote and the date.
What unbiased means here
Not that every answer is neutral. It means the recommendation comes from one input: your own spending. SavvX reads twelve months of transactions read-only through Plaid and ranks every card by what it would have earned you, after its fee. A card with no affiliate program ranks exactly where a card with one would.
It also means we can say the uncomfortable thing. When a card you hold costs more than it returns, the verdict says close or downgrade, because nobody pays us when you keep it.
How to check us
- Open any card SavvX recommends. The apply link goes straight to the issuer's page, with no tracking redirect.
- Read our privacy policy. Affiliate networks are not among the recipients, because there are none.
- Watch for a card we tell you to close. A site paid per approval has no reason to write that sentence.
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