U.S. Gas & Electric Introduces Co-Branded Visa® Platinum Rewards Card

MIAMI - Oct. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- U.S. Gas & Electric, its subsidiaries and family of companies (“USG&E”), a provider of natural gas and electricity to commercial and residential customers in a growing number of states, has joined forces with UMB CardPartner to launch a co-branded Visa^® Platinum Rewards credit card.

The U.S. Gas & Electric Visa® Platinum Rewards card offers qualified cardholders exceptional benefits including competitive rates and terms.  Qualified cardholders will receive points for purchases, bonus points at select merchants, and points for balance transfers and billed interest, all of which can be redeemed for statement credits, travel, and merchandise*.  The partnership with UMB CardPartner provides USG&E with a portion of every dollar in purchases that each cardholder charges for the life of the card program.

“We are very excited to add new products to our line of offerings,” stated Doug Marcille, Director, CEO and President of USG&E. “The U.S. Gas & Electric Visa Platinum Rewards credit card will make everyday purchases affordable and provide great rewards to our customers.”

To find out more about the U.S. Gas & Electric Visa® Platinum Rewards card and apply online, visit http://www.cardpartner.com/pro/app/usge.

ABOUT CARDPARTNER

CardPartner (www.cardpartner.com) specializes in helping U.S.-based membership organizations and charities create affinity credit card programs. CardPartner is owned and operated by UMB Bank, n.a., the lead bank of UMB Financial Corporation  – a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, MO. Visa credit cards offered through CardPartner are issued by UMB Bank, n.a., and the bank approves credit decisions, grants credit, and manages the administration for card programs offered by CardPartner. For more information about UMB, visit www.umb.com.

ABOUT U.S. GAS & ELECTRIC

U.S. Gas & Electric, its subsidiaries and family of companies (“USG&E”), is a leading retail energy supplier to commercial and residential customers in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.  USG&E provides energy to customers with wide ranges of energy usage patterns and requirements and gives them the benefit of being a part of a large wholesale buying pool. The company relies on their market knowledge, internal efficiencies, and core capabilities to provide customers with the best possible pricing plans for the energy they provide.  To date, USG&E has saved customers over $40 million on their natural gas and electricity supply. For more information, visit www.USGandE.com.

*Please see Rewards Program Rules for more details.