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Student Credit Card Offers
Are you a student who’s about to enter college? If yes, you may be planning to get your own student credit card. Yes, many college students prefer to open a credit card account not just to have a credit card to use but to establish their personal credit history as well.
Citi® Forward(sm) Credit Card for College Students
-Make a purchase, stay under your credit line and pay on time 3 billing periods in a row and reduce your purchase APR
-5,000 bonus points when you sign up for paperless statements within 3 months of account opening.
-100 points each billing period when you pay on time and stay under your credit line
-0% APR for 6 months on purchases and balance transfers.
Discover® Student
- No Credit Required
- No Annual Fee
- $0 Fraud Liability Guarantee
- Up to 5% Cashback Bonus
- Easy Online Account Management Tools
- Build Your Credit
Discover® Student Card - CLEAR
- No Credit Required
- No Annual Fee
- 0% Interest* on purchases for 6 months.
- Double rewards with more than 100 Cashback Bonus Partners*
- Easy Online Account Management Tools
- 5% to 20% cash back bonus at top retailers through our exclusive online shopping site
- Unlimited cash rewards, automatically.
Discover® Student Card - Tropical Beach
- No Credit Required
- Up to 5% cashback bonus
- Unlimited cash rewards, automatically
- 5% to 20% cashback bonus at top retailers through exclusive online shopping site
- NO annual fee
Discover® Open Road® Card for Students
- 5% Cashback Bonus on your 1st $100 in gas purchases each month automatically
- 0% introductory APR* on purchases and balance transfers for 6 months
- No annual Fee
- No Credit Required
- Build your credit history
Discover® Student Card - Monogram Collection
- No Credit Required
- No Annual Fee
- $0 Fraud Liability Guarantee
- Up to 5% Cashback Bonus
- Easy Online Account Management Tools
- Build Your Credit
Current by Discover®Prepaid Debit Card for Teens
- Debit Card for Teens with built-in parental controls
- Set daily, weekly, and monthly spending limits
- Free Direct Deposit for parents & teens
- Free deposits from credit card or bank account
- $0 fraud liability guarantee
- Withdraw cash at ATMs
- No minimum balances, loading fees, or credit check
Facecard Prepaid MasterCard® for Students
- No annual, activation, or monthly fees!
- Ability to use anywhere MasterCard debit cards are accepted, including ATMs
- Instant access to funds and allowances
- Have funds deposited directly onto your card-anyone can put money on your Facecard Prepaid MasterCard
- Use it to give a gift or get a gift
Citi ForwardSM Card for College Students
- The credit card that rewards you for good behavior
- Up to a 2% purchase APR reduction when you make a purchase, stay under your credit line and pay on time 3 billing periods in a row
- 6,000 bonus points after $50 in purchases are made within 3 months of account opening
- 5,000 bonus points when you sign up for paperless statements within 3 months of account opening
- 5 rewards points for every $1 you spend on dining, books, movies and music. 1 reward point for every $1 you spend on other purchases
- 0% APR for 6 months on purchases and balance transfers
Citi® mtvUTM Platinum Select® Visa® Card for College Students
- 0% APR* on Purchases and Balance Transfers for 6 months
- Earn 5 ThankYou Points® for every dollar you spend at restaurants, bookstores, record stores, movie theaters and video rentals stores.
- Earn 1 ThankYou Point for every dollar you spend on all other purchases.
- Earn 25 ThankYou Points every month when you pay on time and don’t go over your credit limit.
- Earn up to 2000 ThankYou Points twice a year for having a good GPA.
- Redeem points for gift cards, travel, electronics, music and more.
- No Annual Fee
Many parents are skeptical about providing credit cards to their young kids. However, student credit cards are wonderful tools in establishing an early credit history. With the right guidance from their parents, students can use their credit cards to their advantage while avoiding bad debt.
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Jeremy Simon [...]