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When you compare credit cards, consider which is the best rewards credit card for how you spend. Do you prefer the straightforward rewards of cash back credit cards? Or do travel credit cards suit your spending better? Also, see which fees you can avoid. And keep in mind what your credit history looks like today. If you want credit cards for good credit or excellent credit, Discover hasCash Back Credit Cardsand aTravel Credit Card. If you’re building your credit history, Discover offers aSecured Credit Card. Discover also hasStudent Credit Cards.

If you’re a student looking to build a credit history,⁶ one of the DiscoverStudent Credit Cardscan help. If you’re not a student, and you want to build your credit history,⁶ Discover offers aSecured Credit Cardthat differs from standard, unsecured credit cards because you provide a deposit to ‘secure’ your credit line.

Every Discover Card provides rewards on every purchase, every day. The best rewards credit card for you will be the one that rewards you most where you like to shop. See the DiscoverCash Back Credit Cardsor ourTravel Credit Cardto find a great rewards credit card.

If you’re just starting out with credit, you may be a student.Take a look at the Discover Student Credit Cards to build your credit history. If you’re not a student, our Secured Credit Card can help you build your credit history as well.

There’s no single answer to the question “How many credit cards should I have?” But you may want to check if you have the best rewards credit card for how you spend and where you shop. Also, take a look at the fees on your card. At Discover, we make sure all our rewards credit cards give you Cash Back or Miles on every single purchase. And all our cards have no annual fee. Also, according to the February 2023 issue of the Nilson Report, Discover is accepted nationwide by 99% of the places that take credit cards. So if you do want one card you can count on, check out ourCash Back Credit Cardsor ourTravel Credit Cardto find your favorite.

Your credit history is one of many factors Discover considers in your application. If you want to see if you’re pre-approved for a Discover Card, you cancheck for pre-approved offerswith no harm to your credit score.⁸ If you don’t qualify for one of our standard cards, ourSecured Credit Cardmay be a great way for you to build your credit history.

Discover offers 7 credit cards for different credit and rewards needs. The Discover it^® Cash Back credit card is a great choice for people with good to excellent credit. We also offer the Discover it^® Miles Travel Card, Discover it^® Chrome Gas and Restaurants Card and NHL^® Discover it^® Card. Students can choose a cash back credit card or gas & restaurant credit card. And the Discover it^® Secured Card is for people looking to build a credit history.

Cash Back Credit Cards:Discover it^®Cash Back, Gas &Restaurant Card, NHL^®Discover it^®

Travel Credit Card:Discover it^®Miles

Student Credit Cards:Discover it Student^®Cash Back, Student Chrome Card

Secured Credit Card:Discover it^®Secured credit card

Cash Back Credit Cards

Intro purchase APR is x% for x months from date of account opening then the standard purchase APR applies.Intro Balance Transfer APRisx%forx monthsfrom date of first transfer, for transfers under this offer that post to your account bythen the standard purchase APR applies.Standard purchase APR: x%variable tox%variable, based on your creditworthiness.Cash APR: x%variable. Variable APRs will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Minimum interest charge: If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $.50.Cash advance fee:Either$10or5%of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.Balance transfer fee: x%Intro fee on balances transferred byand up tox%fee for future balance transfers will apply.Annual Fee: None. Rates as of. We will apply payments at our discretion, including in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. Each billing period, we will generally apply amounts you pay that exceed the Minimum Payment Due to balances with higher APRs before balances with lower APRs as of the date we credit your payment.

Travel Credit Card

Intro purchase APR is x% for x months from date of account opening then the standard purchase APR applies.Intro Balance Transfer APRisx%forxmonthsfrom date of first transfer, for transfers under this offer that post to your account bythen the standard purchase APR applies.Standard purchase APR: x%variable tox%variable, based on your creditworthiness.Cash APR: x%variable. Variable APRs will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Minimum interest charge: If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $.50.Cash advance fee:Either$10or5%of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.Balance transfer fee: x%Intro fee on balances transferred byand up tox%fee for future balance transfers will apply.Annual Fee: None. Rates as of. We will apply payments at our discretion, including in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. Each billing period, we will generally apply amounts you pay that exceed the Minimum Payment Due to balances with higher APRs before balances with lower APRs as of the date we credit your payment.

Student Credit Cards

Intro purchase APR is x% for x months from date of account opening then the standard purchase APR applies.Intro Balance Transfer APRisx%forx monthsfrom date of first transfer, for transfers under this offer that post to your account bythen the standard purchase APR applies.Standard purchase APR: x% - x%variable, based on your creditworthiness.Cash APR: x%variable. Variable APRs will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Minimum interest charge: If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than $.50.Cash advance fee:Either$10or5%of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.Balance transfer fee: x%Intro fee on balances transferred byand up tox%fee for future balance transfers will apply.Annual Fee: None. Rates as of. We will apply payments at our discretion, including in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. Each billing period, we will generally apply amounts you pay that exceed the Minimum Payment Due to balances with higher APRs before balances with lower APRs as of the date we credit your payment.

Secured Credit Card

x% standard variable purchase APR.Intro Balance Transfer APRisx%forxmonthsfrom date of first transfer, for transfers under this offer that post to your account bythen the standard purchase APR applies.Cash APR: x%variable. Variable APRs will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Minimum interest charge: If you are charged interest, the charge will be no less than$.50.Cash advance fee:Either$10or5%of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater.Balance transfer fee: x%Intro fee on balances transferred byand up tox%fee for future balance transfers will apply.Annual Fee: None. Rates as of. We will apply payments at our discretion, including in a manner most favorable or convenient for us. Each billing period, we will generally apply amounts you pay that exceed the Minimum Payment Due to balances with higher APRs before balances with lower APRs as of the date we credit your payment.

Reviews for Cash Back Credit Card :Discover it card's average "Overall Rating" based on reviews by cardmembers as seen athttps://www.discover.com/credit-cards/it-card/reviews/

Reviews for Student Credit Card :Discover it card's average "Overall Rating" based on reviews by cardmembers as seen athttps://www.discover.com/credit-cards/student-it-card/reviews/

Reviews for Travel Credit Card :Discover it card's average "Overall Rating" based on reviews by cardmembers as seen athttps://www.discover.com/credit-cards/travel/reviews/

Reviews for Secured Credit Card :Discover it card's average "Overall Rating" based on reviews by cardmembers as seen athttps://www.discover.com/credit-cards/secured/reviews/

Cashback Match:Only from Discover as of January 2024. We'll match all the cash back rewards you've earned on your credit card from the day your new account is approved through your first 12 consecutive billing periods or 365 days, whichever is longer, and add it to your rewards account within two billing periods. You've earned cash back rewards only when they're processed, which may be after the transaction date. We will not match: rewards that are processed after your match period ends; statement credits; rewards transfers from Discover checking or other deposit accounts; or rewards for accounts that are closed. This promotional offer may not be available in the future and is exclusively for new cardmembers. No purchase minimums.
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Acceptance: According to the Feb 2023 issue of the Nilson Report.
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There is no hard inquiry to your credit report to check if you’re pre-approved. If you’re pre-approved, and you move forward with submitting an application for the credit card, it will result in a hard inquiry which may impact your credit score. Receiving a pre-approval offer does not guarantee approval. Applicants applying without a social security number are not eligible to receive pre-approval offers. Card applicants cannot be pre-approved for the NHL Discover Card.