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Credits Cards categorized by the issuing bank.

Getting Started

Get the Discover It 5% card as your first card
- Use a referral link for $50 credit
- Mark your occupation as student to get the student card
- Make sure you list an income that is >=$10,000.
- If rejected, apply for the secured card or the Capital One Platinum.

Alliant Credit Union

Alliant Visa Signature

American Express

Amex cards earn MR points. MR points can be redeemed for cash at 0.6 cents per point.

Amex EveryDay - 2 MR points at supermarkets
Amex Blue Business Plus - 2 MR points per dollar

Bank of America

Bank of America Cash Rewards Credit Card - 3% in a fixed category of your choice, 2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs

Capital One

Capital One Quicksilver - 1.5% Cashback. No foreign transaction fee.

Citi

Chase

Chase cards earn UR points which can be redeemed for statement credit at 1 cent per point.
With the Sapphire Preferred or Reserve cards, they can be transferred or redeemed for travel for more value.

Chase Freedom - 5 UR points at rotating categories
Chase Freedom Unlimited - 1.5 UR points
Chase Sapphire Preferred - 2 UR points travel and dining worldwide, $95 AF
Chase Sapphire Reserve - 3 UR points travel and dining worldwide, $450 AF
Chase Amazon Visa

Caveats

5/24 rule. If you've gotten 5 credit cards from any issuer within the past 24 months, your application will be rejected.

Discover

Discover it Cash Back - 5% Rotating categories
Discover it Chrome - 2% at Gas and Restaurants

Fidelity

Fidelity Rewards Visa

Synchrony Bank

Synchrony Bank is one of the more lenient lenders. I have yet to get rejected for a credit card from them. They also give the highest credit limits among banks I've applied to.

PayPal Cashback Mastercard - 3% cashback w/ PayPal checkout, 1.5% elsewhere
Amazon Store Card - 5% cashback at Amazon
Rakuten Cash Back Visa (Discontinued) - 3% cashback on Rakuten cashback purchases
Synchrony Premier Mastercard

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Autograph (formerly Wells Fargo Propel) - 3% on restaurants, gas, travel. No annual fee.
Wells Fargo Active Cash - 2% visa card. No annual fee.

Benefits

Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver

See https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/credit-cards/credit-card-rental-car-coverage

Primary

Bilt World Elite Mastercard

Secondary

Wells Fargo Autograph
Wells Fargo Active Cash

Cellular Telephone Protection

Wells Fargo Autograph
Wells Fargo Active Cash

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 Credits Cards categorized by the issuing bank.
+==Getting Started==
+# Get the Discover It 5% card as your first card
+#* Use a referral link for $50 credit
+#* Mark your occupation as student to get the student card
+#* Make sure you list an income that is >=$10,000.
+#* If rejected, apply for the secured card or the Capital One Platinum.
+==Alliant Credit Union==
+* [[Alliant Visa Signature]]
+==American Express==
+Amex cards earn MR points.
+MR points can be redeemed for cash at 0.6 cents per point.
+* [[Amex EveryDay]] - 2 MR points at supermarkets
+* [[Amex Blue Business Plus]] - 2 MR points per dollar
+==Bank of America==
+* [[Bank of America Cash Rewards Credit Card]] - 3% in a fixed category of your choice, 2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs
+==Capital One==
+* [[Capital One Quicksilver]] - 1.5% Cashback. No foreign transaction fee.
+==Citi==
+* [[Citi Custom Cash]]
+* [[Citi Double Cash]]
+==Chase==
+Chase cards earn UR points which can be redeemed for statement credit at 1 cent per point.<br>
+With the Sapphire Preferred or Reserve cards, they can be transferred or redeemed for travel for more value.
+* [[Chase Freedom]] - 5 UR points at rotating categories
+* [[Chase Freedom Unlimited]] - 1.5 UR points
+* [[Chase Sapphire Preferred]] - 2 UR points travel and dining worldwide, $95 AF
+* [[Chase Sapphire Reserve]] - 3 UR points travel and dining worldwide, $450 AF
+* [[Chase Amazon Visa]]
+;Caveats
+* 5/24 rule. If you've gotten 5 credit cards from any issuer within the past 24 months, your application will be rejected.
 ==Discover==
-* [[Discover it Cash Back]]
+* [[Discover it Cash Back]] - 5% Rotating categories
+* [[Discover it Chrome]] - 2% at Gas and Restaurants
-==Chase==
+==Fidelity==
-* [[Chase Freedom]]
+* [[Fidelity Rewards Visa]]
 ==Synchrony Bank==
-* [[eBay Mastercard]]
+Synchrony Bank is one of the more lenient lenders.
-* [[PayPal Mastercard]]
+I have yet to get rejected for a credit card from them.
-* [[Amazon Store Card]]
+They also give the highest credit limits among banks I've applied to.
+* [[PayPal Cashback Mastercard]] - 3% cashback w/ PayPal checkout, 1.5% elsewhere
+* [[Amazon Store Card]] - 5% cashback at Amazon
+* [[Rakuten Cash Back Visa]] (Discontinued) - 3% cashback on Rakuten cashback purchases
+* [[Synchrony Premier Mastercard]]
+==Wells Fargo==
+* [[Wells Fargo Autograph]] (formerly [[Wells Fargo Propel]]) - 3% on restaurants, gas, travel. No annual fee.
+* [[Wells Fargo Active Cash]] - 2% visa card. No annual fee.
+==Categories==
+{{main | Category:Credit Cards}}
+* [[:Category:Credit Card - 2% Cashback]]
+* [[:Category:Credit Card - 5% Rewards]]
+* [[:Category:Credit Card - No foreign transaction fee]]
+==Benefits==
-==Capital One==
+===Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver===
-* [[Capital One Quicksilver]]
+See https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/credit-cards/credit-card-rental-car-coverage
+;Primary
+* Bilt World Elite Mastercard
+;Secondary
+* Wells Fargo Autograph
+* Wells Fargo Active Cash
-==Citi==
+===Cellular Telephone Protection===
+* Wells Fargo Autograph
+* Wells Fargo Active Cash