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U.S. Bank has raised the stakes on one of its business credit cards.
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The U.S. Bank Business Cash Rewards World Elite™ MasterCard® now offers the following sign-up bonus: Earn a new cardmember bonus of $500 after you spend $4,500 in eligible net purchases on your card within the first 150 days of account opening. The previous offer was lower but easier to attain, allowing new cardholders to earn $200 in bonus cash after spending $1,000 in eligible purchases within the first 90 days.
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Unfortunately, the issuer is also making a negative change to a different business card, slashing the 0% intro APR offer for the U.S. Bank Business Platinum. What was once an extra-lengthy introductory period of 20 billing cycles at 0% for purchases and balance transfers has been reduced to a run-of-the-mill offer: Get an intro 0% on Purchases and Balance Transfers for the first 12 billing cycles, and then the ongoing APR of 12.24% – 20.24% Variable APR.
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All other details remain the same on both cards:
U.S. Bank Business Cash Rewards World Elite™ MasterCard®
Annual fee: $0.
Rewards:
- Earn 3% cash back on eligible gas station, office supply store and cell phone/service provider net purchases.
- Earn 1% cash back on other eligible net purchases.
APR: 0% on Purchases and Balance Transfers for 15 billing cycles, and then the ongoing APR of 14.24% – 25.24% Variable APR.
Foreign transaction fee:
- 2% of each foreign purchase transaction or foreign ATM advance transaction in U.S. dollars.
- 3% of each foreign purchase transaction or foreign ATM advance transaction in a foreign currency.
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U.S. Bank Business Platinum
Annual fee: $0.
Rewards: None.
APR: 0% on Purchases and Balance Transfers for the first 12 billing cycles, and then the ongoing APR of 12.24% – 20.24% Variable APR.
Foreign transaction fee: 3%.
Also of note: The U.S. Bank Business Platinum is available only to applicants within 25 eligible states.
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