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Analysis of credit cards on fees, APRs, and rewards value — with the fine print read from each issuer's official terms.
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A cash back credit card returns a percentage of what you spend as a statement credit, deposit or similar reward. Every card on this list is a mainstream card from a large US issuer with no annual fee.
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The Wells Fargo Active Cash Card pays an unlimited 2% in cash rewards on purchases with no annual fee (as of 2026-10-02). After a 12 month 0% intro APR, the variable purchase APR is 18.74%, 24.74% or 28.74% depending on creditworthiness. APRs change with the market, so confirm on Wells Fargo's terms page.
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Chase Freedom Unlimited has no annual fee and earns 1.5% on all purchases, with 3% on dining and drugstores and 5% on travel booked through Chase Travel (as of 2026-10-02). Chase's card page shows a variable APR of 18.49% to 27.99% after a 15 month 0% intro period, but its linked terms document showed an older range, so confirm the current figure with Chase.
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Bank of America's Customized Cash Rewards card has no annual fee and pays 3% in a category you choose (6% for the first year), 2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs, and 1% elsewhere, on up to $2,500 a quarter in combined bonus purchases (as of 2026-10-02). The variable APR after the intro period is 17.49% to 27.49%; confirm with Bank of America.
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Discover it Cash Back has no annual fee, pays 5% on rotating quarterly categories up to a quarterly maximum when activated and 1% elsewhere, and matches all cash back earned in the first year (as of 2026-10-02). The variable APR is 18.49% to 28.49% after a 15 month 0% intro period; confirm with Discover.
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