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Bank of America® Cash Rewards credit card
- No annual fee
- $200 online cash rewards bonus after you make at least $1,000 in purchases in the first 90 days of account opening
- Earn 3% cash back in the category of your choice, 2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs (up to $2,500 in combined choice category/grocery store/wholesale club quarterly purchases) and unlimited 1% on all other purchases
- 0% Introductory APR for 15 billing cycles for purchases, and for any balance transfers made in the first 60 days. After the intro APR offer ends, 15.49% - 25.49% Variable APR will apply. A 3% fee (min $10) applies to all balance transfers
- No expiration on rewards
- If you're a Preferred Rewards member, you can earn 25% - 75% more cash back on every purchase
Credit Needed:
Excellent/Good
Capital One® Quicksilver® Cash Rewards Credit Card
- One-time $150 cash bonus after you spend $500 on purchases within 3 months from account opening
- Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, every day
- No rotating categories or sign-ups needed to earn cash rewards; plus, cash back won't expire for the life of the account and there's no limit to how much you can earn
- 0% intro APR on purchases for 15 months; 15.49%-25.49% variable APR after that
- 0% intro APR on balance transfers for 15 months; 15.49%-25.49% variable APR after that; 3% fee on the amounts transferred within the first 15 months
- Pay no annual fee or foreign transaction fees
Credit Needed:
Excellent, Good
By Curtis Arnold Editor-in-chief Updated Sep 14, 2019
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| Cash Back on Gas | Cash Back on Groceries | Cash Back on Other |
| 2% | 1% | 1% or 3% |
NBT Bank Premier Rewards American Express® Card compared to other cash back cards
Card Name
Cash Back on Gas
Cash Back on Groceries
Cash Back on Other
Ratings/Apply
NBT Bank Premier Rewards American Express® Card
2%
1%
1% or 3%
Earn 3% cash back on gas or your choice of one of five other popular categories (up to $2,500 in combined choice category/grocery store/wholesale club quarterly purchases)
2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs (up to $2,500 in combined choice category/grocery store/wholesale club quarterly purchases) and unlimited 1% on all other purchases
Unlimited 1% on all other purchases
Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on all purchases.
Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on all purchases.
Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on all purchases.
2% Cash Back at U.S. gas stations
3% Cash Back at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, then 1%).
1% cash back on other purchases
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