Consumer's Choice Awards: Best Credit Cards of 2010

American consumers have spoken! They really like some credit cards.

From September through December, CardRatings.com asked readers to choose their favorite credit cards or issuer in five key areas. After tallying hundreds of responses, we present the CardRatings Consumer’s Choice Awards for the Best Credit Cards of 2010.

 

Best Cash Back Credit Card:

Winner: Blue Cash from American Express

Runner up: Chase Freedom

 

Best Airline Credit Card:

Winner: Blue Sky from American Express

Runners up: USAA World MasterCard and Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards (tie)

 

Best Reward Points Credit Card:


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Winner: Chase Sapphire Card

Runner up: Blue from American Express

 

Best Value Credit Card:

Winner: USAA World MasterCard

Runner up: Clear from American Express

 

Best Customer Service:

Winner: American Express

Runner up: Discover

 

American Express is the overall winner, with one of its cards placing in every category and taking top honors for customer service. None of these American Express cards has an annual fee.

CardRatings.com founder Curtis Arnold chose his favorite credit cards for the year, and he agreed that Chase Sapphire was the top rewards points card. His top cash-back card was from Pentagon Federal, the PenFed Visa Platinum Cashback Rewards Card. While PenFed’s products are geared to military families, you can join a partner non-profit organization and still apply for this card.

 

Important Note! The information in this article is believed to be accurate as of the date it was written. Please keep in mind that credit card offers change frequently. Therefore, we can not guarantee the accuracy of the information in this article. Please verify all terms and conditions of any credit card prior to applying.

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