Great for cash back match: Discover it® Cash Back
The Discover it® Cash Back card has no annual fee and earns up to 5% cash back in rotating quarterly categories you activate up to the quarterly maximum.
This card offers an impressive dollar-for-dollar match on all cash back earned the first year and includes a 0% intro APR offer on purchase and balance transfers. The go-to variable rate applies after the 0% intro APR expires.
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Great for travel rewards: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is a popular card for travelers and with good reason. An impressive sign-up bonus, the ability to earn 3X points per $1 on dining, 2X points per $1 on travel, and a flexible rewards program make it a valuable card.
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Great for unlimited cash rewards: Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card
The Wells Fargo Active Cash® Card is among the best cash back cards we've found due to its easy-to-earn cash rewards welcome bonus, versatile 0% intro APR offer, and unlimited 2% cash rewards.
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Great for bonus category cash back: Chase Freedom Flex®
The Chase Freedom Flex® is a no annual fee card with a welcome bonus offer and a 0% intro APR offer on purchases and balance transfers for 15 months. Cardmembers can earn up to 5% back on activated bonus categories each quarter, up to $1,500 spending each quarter.
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Great for unlimited cash back: Capital One Quicksilver Cash Rewards Credit Card
The Capital One Quicksilver Cash Rewards Credit Card gives cardmembers the ability to earn unlimited cash back on purchases, no matter the category. (See rates and fees.)
This card also comes with a cash back bonus offer and includes 15 months of 0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers, after which the go-to APR of 19.99% - 29.99% (Variable) applies. There is a balance transfer fee of 3% for the first 15 months; 4% at a promotional APR that Capital One may offer you at any other time.
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Great for 0% intro APR and no late payment fee: Citi Simplicity® Card
The Citi Simplicity® Card packs in one of the best 0% intro APR offers we've come across at 21 months on Balance Transfers for balance transfers. Other standout features are no late payment fee and no penalty APR.
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Great for U.S. supermarkets and streaming rewards: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
The Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express is one of the best everyday rewards cards around, offering 6% cash back on up to $6,000 in U.S. supermarkets purchases each year. You'll also earn 6% back on select streaming services, as well as 3% back on transit purchases and at U.S. gas stations. Terms apply.
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Great for bonus rewards: U.S. Bank Altitude® Go Visa Signature® Card
The U.S. Bank Altitude® Go Visa Signature® Card has no annual fee and offers the three essentials we covet in a credit card: robust rewards, a 0% intro APR, and a big sign-up bonus.
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