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Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express

A cash back card with a yearly fee and higher rewards in selected household spending categories.

AT A GLANCE

Credit card overview

Welcome offer

As high as $300 Cash Backafter spending $3,000 on your new Card in the first 6 months. Apply to find your offer; welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible.

Card categories

  • Cash back
  • Groceries
  • Gas
  • Streaming
  • Welcome bonuses

What you get

Rewards and benefits

How it earns

Card Members can earn 3% cash back on transit purchases. Card Members can earn 1% cash back on other eligible purchases. Card Members can earn 6% cash back on select U.S. streaming subscriptions. Card Members can earn 3% cash back on eligible purchases at U.S. gas stations.

  • U.S. supermarket rewards
  • Select streaming rewards
  • Transit and gas rewards

Shown as the issuer describes it. Caps, exclusions and enrollment rules can apply.

What it costs

Fees, rates and terms

Annual fee$95
Advertised credit profileGood to excellent credit

The advertised credit profile is general guidance, not a score cutoff or an approval prediction. American Express makes every lending decision.

Annual fee and first-year pricing
Annual Fee : $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95
Balance transfers and fees
You can request a Balance Transfer within the first 60 days of account opening. Fees apply.
Foreign transaction fee
the American Express Blue Cash Preferred ® Card charges a foreign transaction fee of 2.7% on each transaction after conversion to U.S. dollars. ¤ ‡
Redemption options and restrictions
Shop now and conveniently use cash back at checkout at Amazon.com. Your cash back has the same value at Amazon checkout as it does if you redeem as a statement credit. *Cash back refers to Reward Dollars earned on your Card
Statement credits and enrollment
Get up to a $10 monthly statement credit after using your enrolled Blue Cash Preferred Card for a subscription purchase, including a bundle subscription purchase, at DisneyPlus.com, Hulu.com, or Stream.ESPN.com U.S. websites. Disney Streaming Credit: With the $120 Disney Streaming Credit, you can earn up to $10 back per month as a statement credit when you use your enrolled American Express Blue Cash Preferred Card to purchase a subscription, including a bundle subscription, on DisneyPlus.com, Hulu.com, or Stream.ESPN.com U.S. websites, with no minimum purchase requirement. Subscription is subject to auto-renewal.
Purchase protection and extended warranty
When an American Express Card Member charges a Covered Purchase with their Eligible Card, Purchase Protection can help protect their Covered Purchases for up to 90 days from the Covered Purchase date if it is stolen or accidentally damaged. The coverage is limited up to $1,000 per Covered Purchase, up to $50,000 per Card Member account per calendar year. Please read important exclusions and restrictions. When an American Express Card Member charges a Covered Purchase with his or her Eligible Card, Extended Warranty can provide up to one extra year added to the Original Manufacturer's Warranty. Applies to warranties of 5 years or less. Coverage is up to the actual amount charged to your Eligible Card for the item up to a maximum of $10,000; not to exceed $50,000 per Card Member account per calendar year. Please read important exclusions and restrictions.

Conditions to know

  • Supermarket rewards are subject to a yearly purchase cap.
  • Rewards, eligible merchants, and terms can change.

Recorded from American Express’s public information. Rates and fees change, so the issuer’s current disclosures are authoritative.

Your call

Before you apply for the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express

  1. This card records an annual fee. Compare the value of benefits you will genuinely use against that recurring cost and a no-fee alternative.
  2. Check merchant-category definitions, spending caps and enrollment rules before assuming the advertised bonus rate applies to every purchase.
  3. Treat an eligible welcome offer as first-year value only, separately from ongoing rewards. Review spend requirements and account eligibility.
  4. Compare the current purchase APR and consider how reliably you can pay the statement balance in full. Interest can outweigh rewards.

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