Rental car insuranceSecondary coverage for damage or theft on rental cars when the card is used to pay for the rental.Carried by 186 of 581 cards in the catalog
American Express
Blue Cash
$0 a yearEverything this card owes you
0statement credits
$0at face value, a year
5protections included
0spend categories that earn extra
0 of those 0 credits pay nothing until they are activated.
What the number is made of
Your card carries $0 in credits.
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Annual fee$0Charged in full, every year, whether you collect or not.
Your effective annual fee$0What the card really costs you once your credits are counted.
Window you would useWindow you would notCard anniversary, not the calendar
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What you're covered for
The protections, and how rare they are
These carry no honest dollar value, so they stay out of the ledger above. What they have instead is scarcity: most cards don't carry them.
4 protections included on this card
Rental car insuranceSecondary coverage for damage or theft on rental cars when the card is used to pay for the rental.Carried by 186 of 581 cards in the catalog
Purchase protectionCovers eligible purchases against damage or theft for up to 90 days from the date of purchase.Carried by 146 of 581 cards in the catalog
Extended warrantyExtends the original manufacturer's warranty by up to one additional year on eligible purchases.Carried by 178 of 581 cards in the catalog
Return protectionProvides up to $300 per item (max $1,000 per year) for eligible items that a merchant won't accept for return within 90 days.Carried by 42 of 581 cards in the catalogWhat you get in
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1 access and status perk on this card
Before the card arrives
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