American Express® Gold Card

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Citi Secured Mastercard

American Express® Gold Card

Citi Secured Mastercard

The American Express® Gold Card offers you a great point rewards system (1X for each dollar spent, 2X for flight and... Read more about American Express® Gold Card

The Citi Secured Mastercard is unlike other credit cards in that it serves the purpose of building a credit history ... Read more about Citi Secured Mastercard

1X point for each dollar spent on eligible purchases and 1 extra additional point for flight tickets and restaurant purchases.
No interest charges if you pay your balance in full and no foreign transaction fees.

No rewards, this card is used to build credit.

Earn 50,000 points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months after opening the account.
$0 introductory fee for the first year.

None

$250

None, but security deposit of at least $200 is required.