NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 4, 2025--
Bilt, the rewards program that connects where you live with the places you love, today announced an expanded collaboration with United Airlines that enables United® MileagePlus® Chase Cardmembers to earn 2 total miles per $1 spent when paying rent through the Bilt platform.
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This marks Bilt’s second co-brand card collaboration, significantly expanding earning opportunities for Bilt's 5M+ members throughout the Bilt ecosystem while providing United MileagePlus Chase Cardmembers with an unprecedented way to accelerate earning miles through their largest monthly expense.
"We created Bilt to solve a simple problem—rent is the biggest expense for millions of Americans, but it never earned rewards. Now, we're expanding the Bilt ecosystem to give members even more ways to maximize that expense," said Ankur Jain, Founder and CEO of Bilt. "United has major hubs right where our members live, so this partnership means your monthly rent payment can now become flights home for the holidays, trips with friends, or whatever matters most to you. It's another powerful addition to an ecosystem that already includes more than 45,000 neighborhood merchants and the ability to transfer points to our incredible suite of travel partners."
How It Works
Starting today, eligible United MileagePlus Chase Cardmembers who pay rent through Bilt will automatically earn 2 total miles per $1 spent, up to $50,000 in rent payments per calendar year. The benefit applies to all participating United MileagePlus Chase consumer credit cards, including:
"We're always looking for innovative ways to help our cardmembers earn more miles on their everyday spending," said Mike Petrella, Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships for United Airlines. "Through this expanded collaboration with Bilt, our cardmembers can now earn miles on rent—turning a major monthly cost into a faster path to their next adventure."
Expanding the Bilt Ecosystem
The broadened United collaboration represents a significant expansion of the Bilt ecosystem, which features over 45,000 neighborhood merchants and restaurant partners where members can earn stacked rewards with any card linked to their Bilt wallet.
As the largest airline in the world, connecting passengers to more than 360 destinations—and major hubs in key Bilt markets including San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Newark/New York, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C.—the partnership provides immediate value to Bilt's members.
"What makes this partnership particularly compelling is the natural overlap between United's hub cities and some of our strongest member markets," added Jain. "We're giving members in these cities another powerful reason to pay rent through Bilt while building loyalty with United."
The 2X total miles benefit is available immediately to all eligible United MileagePlus Chase Cardmembers paying rent through Bilt. Members can activate the benefit by adding their eligible United MileagePlus card to their Bilt account and selecting it as their preferred rent payment method.
For more information about earning United miles through Bilt, visit bilt.com/p/united-card.
About Bilt
Bilt is the first loyalty program for renters that allows members to earn rewards on rent and HOA payments while building a path to homeownership. The Bilt Alliance – developed in partnership with some of the nation’s largest residential owners and operators – is a network of more than 5 million homes across the country that rewards residents on each residential payment and enables property managers to increase resident loyalty and cost savings. Launched in June 2021, Bilt boasts the highest value rewards programs on the market today – including one-to-one point transfers for travel across major airlines and hotel partners; fitness classes at the country's top boutique studios; and the ability to use Bilt Points for rent credits, rideshare, home delivery, parking, toward a future down payment on a home or eligible student loans, and more. For more information, visit www.bilt.com.
Bilt and United Airlines Expand Collaboration, Unlocking 2X Total Miles on Rent Payments for MileagePlus Cardmembers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ mayor-elect said Friday that a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm as encounters between masked agents and residents, including some caught on video, has prompted public backlash in the blue city.
Frustrated city officials pointed to the case of Jacelynn Guzman, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen who was walking back to her Louisiana home from a trip to the grocery store on Wednesday when a truck pulled up beside her and two masked federal agents approached her, according to security footage obtained by The Associated Press.
Guzman began running away as a second vehicle arrived and the agents pursued her down the sidewalk until she reached her family's home in Marrero, a neighborhood across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. Guzman's mother has lived there her entire life.
“We’re legal, we are from here, born and raised,” Guzman shouted back at the agents. “Don’t chase me, that is disgusting.”
Guzman, who has no criminal record, told the AP that she panicked when agents approached.
“That was my only thought that they were going to take me and I wasn’t going to get to have a say in that decision,” Guzman said. “Because most likely they didn’t care that I was saying I was a U.S. citizen. So why would they care what else I had to say?”
Several hundred agents under Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino have converged on Southeast Louisiana this week as part of an immigration enforcement operation seeking to arrest 5,000 people. The Department of Homeland Security has touted dozens of arrests with only limited details released. Many Hispanic residents have said they feel their community is at risk of being abused or detained by agents regardless of their legal status.
Alongside city council members, Democratic Congressman Troy Carter, Hispanic leaders and civil rights advocates, Mayor-elect Helena Moreno expressed “deep concern over recent actions” by federal agents. She said the operation is causing harm — forcing businesses to shutter and workers to stay home out of fear of mass arrests.
While federal officials have repeatedly said the goal of the operation is to target dangerous criminals who entered the country illegally, Moreno argued “that does not appear to be the case.”
Moreno said she is asking for regular public briefings from federal agencies, which she asks includes data on the stops, detentions, charges, warrants, outcomes and if any of the people detained have violent criminal histories.
“Without this full visibility into these enforcement actions, it is impossible to determine whether this particular operation is actually targeting the most dangerous offenders,” Moreno said.
Guzman’s stepfather, Juan Anglin, said he understood federal agents had a job to do but believed they were going about it in the wrong way.
Anglin heard his stepdaughter screaming outside and went out to confront the agents. He told the AP that Guzman ran from the agents because she was a young woman surrounded by aggressive masked men.
“I thought she was going to be kidnapped, honestly,” Anglin said. “I thought somebody was going to hurt her."
In response to the incident, the Department of Homeland Security said Border Patrol had been searching for a “criminal illegal alien previously charged with felony theft and convicted of illegal possession of stolen property.”
DHS said the agents “encountered a female matching the description of the target” and that agents “identified themselves" and left when they realized Guzman was not who they were seeking.
Anglin disputes the government's narrative and says she was stopped solely because of her appearance.
“Just because you look brown, you look Hispanic, you're going to get stopped,” he said. “Because now it doesn’t matter if you have papers, you speak English or you are a citizen, it’s not enough."
Sara Cline contributed reporting from Baton Rouge.
Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
Juan Anglin, who watched federal agents chase his step-daughter Jacelynn Guzman, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, as she was walking on the sidewalk, stands outside his home in Marrero, La., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
