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Best for building credit

Chime Card (secured Visa)

Regular APR
No interestIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
Not applicable
Rewards
5% back on one category with qualifying direct deposit
Credit needed
No credit check

You move money from your Chime checking account into a secured balance and spend only that, so the card cannot carry interest and cannot put you in debt. Payments report to all three bureaus. You need a Chime checking account to apply, and the 5% cash back on a category of choice requires qualifying direct deposit.

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Longest 0% intro APR

Wells Fargo Reflect Card

Regular APR
17.49%, 23.99% or 28.24% variable APRIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
0% for 21 months on purchases and qualifying balance transfers
Rewards
None
Credit needed
Good to excellent credit

Twenty-one months without interest is among the longest windows any major issuer offers, and it covers both purchases and transfers. The card earns no rewards and has no welcome bonus. Transfers only qualify if they post within 120 days, the transfer fee is 5% with a $5 minimum, and there is a foreign transaction fee.

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Best flat-rate cash back

Bank of America Unlimited Cash Rewards

Regular APR
17.49% – 27.49% variable APRIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
0% for 15 billing cycles on purchases and transfers made in the first 60 days
Rewards
1.5% back on everything, more for Preferred Rewards members
Credit needed
Good to excellent credit

Flat 1.5% on everything, with no categories to activate and no caps. If you keep $20,000 or more with Bank of America you join Preferred Rewards and earn 25% to 75% more, which takes the top tier past 2.6%. Without that relationship it is an ordinary flat-rate card, and there is a 3% foreign transaction fee.

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You pick the 5% categories

U.S. Bank Cash+ Visa Signature

Regular APR
17.99% – 28.24% variable APRIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
0% for the first 15 billing cycles on purchases and balance transfers
Rewards
5% on two chosen categories, 2% on one everyday category, 1% elsewhere
Credit needed
Good to excellent credit

Most 5% cards make the issuer choose the categories. This one lets you pick two each quarter, on the first $2,000 in combined spending, plus one 2% everyday category. That is the highest ceiling here for someone with narrow spending like utilities. You have to re-select every quarter or the rate drops to 1%.

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Best rotating categories

Chase Freedom Flex

Regular APR
18.24% – 27.74% variable APRIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
0% for 15 months on purchases and balance transfers
Rewards
5% rotating categories, 5% Chase Travel, 3% dining and drugstores, 1% elsewhere
Credit needed
Good to excellent credit

The easiest welcome bonus on this list at $200 for $500 of spending, plus 5% in rotating quarterly categories on up to $1,500 and 3% on dining and drugstores year-round. Categories rotate and need activating each quarter. Chase told cardholders the foreign transaction fee goes away on September 20, 2026.

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Best travel card with no annual fee

Wells Fargo Autograph Card

Regular APR
18.49%, 24.49% or 28.49% variable APRIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
0% for 12 months on purchases
Rewards
3x points on six categories, 1x elsewhere; 20,000-point bonus after $1,000 in 3 months
Credit needed
Good to excellent credit

Six 3x categories with no caps, covering restaurants, travel, gas, transit, streaming and phone plans, which is unusually broad for a card with no annual fee. No foreign transaction fee and up to $600 of cell phone protection with a $25 deductible. The intro APR window is shorter than the cash-back cards here.

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Best for United flyers

United Club Card (Infinite)

Regular APR
19.74% – 28.24% variable APRIssuer terms, checked Aug 30, 2026
Annual fee
$695
Intro APR
None
Rewards
11x on United flights and Renowned Hotels stays, 5x other United, 2x dining and travel, 1x elsewhere; 80,000-mile bonus after $5,000 in 3 months
Credit needed
Good to excellent credit

A full United Club membership is the reason to hold this card, and it costs less than buying the membership outright. The fee rose from $525 to $695 in 2026, guest access is now one adult plus dependent children, and Star Alliance lounge access no longer comes with the standard membership. Authorized users cost $75 each.

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About this comparison

We compare seven credit cards on the terms their issuers publish: ongoing APR, intro APR, annual fee, rewards, welcome bonus and the credit profile each one expects. Card issuers set your rate and your credit limit after they review your application, so the APR you get may sit anywhere inside the published range.

Terms were checked against issuer disclosures and NerdWallet card pages on August 30, 2026. Offers change often, especially welcome bonuses, so confirm the current terms on the issuer's site before you apply. CreditStepUp is not an issuer and does not make credit decisions.

CreditStepUp is not a card issuer and does not make credit decisions. Rates, fees and bonuses shown are published terms and are not an offer of credit.