今天给大家介绍下一个比较冷门银行的信用卡,其实从返现的比例上还是挺跟现在主流产品接轨的。而且一般这种小银行产品会有一些隐藏的坑,三张卡需要注意的问题都差不多,一起给大家介绍吧。剩余一张毫无返现的 upgrade select 卡就不介绍了。

Myfive Rewards

Upgrade Myfive Rewards

自由选择五倍返现类别,无年费

  • 开卡奖励:开户同时开 Checking,额外送 $200
  • 消费返点:在超市、媒体、吃饭、加油充电、旅行、手机、宠物、家居、药店中选择一个 5% 返现(季度限前 $3000 消费);其余 1%
  • 返点兑换:直接兑现
  • 年费:$0
  • 立即申请>>

这几个类别的具体描述如下,具体是根据 merchant code 定,所以大家不放心可以小小消费一笔,看是否属于这个类别。每个季度的限制是前 $3000 消费,如果你不选择会自动默认 dining 这一项。

  • 超市买菜:包括菜店、超市、便利店等。比如 Kroger, Publix, Meijer, Safeway 等。
  • 媒体类:包含电视、网络、流媒体费用等。比如 Netflix, Spectrum, Comcast, Spotify
  • 吃饭类:快餐啊,餐馆应该都算。比如 McDonald’s, Starbucks, UberEats, Waffle House
  • 加油和充电:加油站和充电站(那种超市附属的可能不算)。比如 Shell, Exxon/Mobil, Chevron
  • 旅行:航空、酒店相关的都算。比如 American Airlines, Marriott, Hilton, Delta Airlines
  • 手机服务:话费、官网买东西配件啥的。比如 AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint
  • 宠物相关:宠物医院啊,商店之类的。比如 Veterinarian visits, Chewy.com, Pet Smart
  • 家居账单:水电气账单等。比如 Duke Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric, Con Edison
  • 药店:比如 Walgreens, CVS, RiteAid 等

比较独特的水水电气等账单这一项,很少有卡提供这方面的返现。

Triple Cash Rewards

Upgrade Triple Cash

适合居家和生活的信用卡,无年费~

  • 开卡奖励:开户同时开 Checking,额外送 $200
  • 消费返点:家居、汽车、健康相关消费 3%;其余 1%
  • 返点兑换:直接兑现
  • 年费:$0
  • 立即申请>>

这张卡最大的特点就是 3% 的类别,包含的还是挺多的。其他几个类别上面的 myfive 卡都

  • 超市买菜:包括菜店、超市、便利店等。比如 Kroger, Publix, Meijer, Safeway 等。
  • 媒体类:包含电视、网络、流媒体费用等。比如 Netflix, Spectrum, Comcast, Spotify
  • 加油和充电:加油站和充电站(那种超市附属的可能不算)。比如 Shell, Exxon/Mobil, Chevron
  • 手机服务:话费、官网买东西配件啥的。比如 AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint
  • 健康相关:药店,SPA、Gym 之类。比如 Walgreens, CVS, Academy Sports, Dick’s Sporting Goods, MidwayUSA.com

比较有特色的就是健康类别吧

Cash Rewards

Upgrade Cash Rewards

所有消费 1.5% 返现,无年费

  • 开卡奖励:开户同时开 Checking,额外送 $200
  • 消费返点:所有消费 1.5% 返现
  • 返点兑换:直接兑现·
  • 年费:$0
  • 立即申请>>

这张卡就没啥说的了,反正所有消费都是 1.5% 返现。需要注意的是,这个 1.5% 只有在你把这笔消费付清的时候,才会给。

Purchases accrue unlimited 1.5% cash back when you pay them back. Certain limitations apply. For more information on the Upgrade Cash Back Rewards Program, please see the program’s Terms and Conditions.

付款有大坑请注意!

这三张卡有个共同的大坑,需要特别注意。如果你不想看下面详细的解释,只需要记住

  • 每个 statement 出了账单后,两天内必须全部还清,才没有利息。
  • 或者你在 statement close 之前,把 balance 提前全部付清。
  • 或者你往这张卡里面通过 checking 账户 bill pay 的方式,prepay 额外的钱,相当于先存钱,再花钱,就不会有利息了(当然你每次出的 statement 都是 0,也没必要还钱)

这三种方式都可以符合 early pay 的要求,就没有利息。

下面我们详细讲讲为啥有这个坑。一般信用卡都有 grace period,但是这张卡并没有!用通俗的话说

  • 一般的信用卡:如果你每个月都把上个月的账单产生的所有欠款还清,是不会产生利息的。因为 T 月消费会一直到 T+1 月的 statement close,才进行结算。你只要在 T 月账单上写的 due date(一般是 statement close 的 25 天左右)之前全部付清,就没有利息。那么你有 25 天可以用来付请账单避免利息。
  • upgrade 卡:你只有 2 天来付清利息。

如果产生了利息,所有利息的起始时间就是你消费 post 出来的时间。

Your card offers you an early repayment option to avoid interest. After your first statement period, interest will generally accrue daily from the day a transaction occurs. With EarlyPay, you can choose to pay off your statement balance in full two (2) days after your statement period ends, so that you'll pay no interest on transactions for your next statement period. Or, you can make your required minimum monthly payment on your monthly due date, which is twenty-two (22) days after your statement period ends. If making the minimum payment results in any carryover balance from one statement period to the next, all balances will accrue interest for the next statement period. You can pay off your line at any time to eliminate further daily interest.

如果你记不住付账单,建议把账单调到每月 1 号,然后在 25 号就付清所有 statement balance,然后再也不用这张卡直到 2 号。如果他家 auto pay 可以设置 statement 出来的当天,也可以。

开卡奖励

这三张卡原本没有开卡奖励,但是如果你在开卡同时开一个 Upgrade Rewards Checking, 60 天内对应的 debit card(注意是 debit card,并不是你开的信用卡)消费 3 次,就可以获取 $200 的奖励。另外,如果你之前开过 checking,或者不是跟着开卡一起开的 checking,将无法获取奖励。

To qualify for the welcome bonus, you must open and fund a new Rewards Checking Plus account through Upgrade and make 3 qualifying debit card transactions from your Rewards Checking Plus account within 60 days of the date the Rewards Checking Plus account is opened. If you have previously opened a checking account through Upgrade or do not open a Rewards Checking Plus account as part of this application process, you are not eligible for this welcome bonus offer.

关于 Upgrade Checking

其实这个 checking 还是有点用的,本身的 debit card 有 1% 的特定消费返现,其余 0.5%。特定类别包含便利店、药店、餐馆、加油、定期账单支付、定期的手机网络电视和流媒体支付。

如果你每个月有 $1000 的 direct deposit 到 checking,就变成了 2% 特定消费返现,其他是 1%

Rewards Checking Plus customers who set up monthly direct deposits of $1,000 or more earn 2% cash back on common everyday expenses at convenience stores, drugstores, restaurants and bars - including deliveries - and gas stations, as well as recurring payments on utilities and monthly subscriptions including phone, cable, TV and other streaming services, and 1% cash back on all other debit card purchases. 2% cash back is limited to $500 in rewards per calendar year; after $500, customers earn 1% cash back on all eligible debit card purchases for the remainder of the year.

Rewards Checking Plus accounts with less than $1,000 in monthly direct deposits 60 days after account opening will earn 1% cash back on common everyday expenses and 0.50% cash back on all other eligible debit card purchases

当然,这个账户也是 FDIC 的 

Rewards Checking Plus is FDIC-insured up to $250,000 through Cross River Bank, Member FDIC.

我的点评

个人觉得 5% 还是可以折腾一下,毕竟每个季度相当于 $150 的奖励,类别覆盖也非常广,超市药店这种拉满 5% 还是容易的。3% 的那张如果你对应的类别消费比较高,也可以考虑。1.5% 那张就一般般了。

当然,如果你信用分不是那么高,倒是可以考虑这家,应该比较容易过。

申请

这是这几张卡基本的申请需求,相对来说对信用分要求不太高,

  • At least 18 years old
  • Physical U.S. address (no P.O. boxes)
  • Proof of enough income to make the monthly minimum payment
  • Social Security number
  • Fair credit or better
  • Checking or savings account

申请链接