the best Capital One credit cards

Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge 2012: Earn 100,000 Miles

March 9, 2012
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Don’t delay—take the Capital One Venture Double Miles Challenge 2012 and earn 100,000 bonus miles before time runs out! This is a VERY limited opportunity to earn a quick $1,000 in travel rewards. Capital One is only giving away 1 billion miles and enforcing a strict May 1st deadline. Last year, the miles ran out [...]

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Capital One Spark Business Credit Cards: Remakes of Old Favorites

October 13, 2011
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Capital One just launched its new lineup, the Capital One Spark business credit cards. No longer Venture Business and so forth, the Spark cards still remain among the best options for small business owners. The suite of six cards is headlined by two standout offers: the Capital One Spark Miles and Capital One Spark Cash. [...]

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The Best Capital One Credit Cards of 2011

September 19, 2011
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Capital One credit cards are known for their industry-leading rewards rates and sweet signup bonuses. In our opinion, their best selling point is their No Hassle rewards program, which pretty much lives up to its name. The rewards are easy to redeem, they don’t expire, and unlike Citi ThankYou Points or Bank of America WorldPoints, [...]

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The Best Credit Cards for Fair Credit

September 18, 2011
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Don’t sacrifice good rates and rewards just because you have fair credit! Even people with average credit can enjoy cash back with their purchases. Read on for reviews of the best credit cards for fair credit, which can earn you a lot more than you think. You don’t have to have the world’s best credit [...]

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Is a Barclays Credit Card Worth It?

September 18, 2011
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Many of the Barclays credit cards are geared toward travel. With AirTran, Priceline and Best Western credit cards available, Barclays offers a variety of travel rewards programs designed to reward loyal hotel guests and frequent flyers. Unfortunately, none of those programs are very good. Narrow selections: Iceland or China? Barclays has a long list of [...]

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Visa Black Card: As Good as Hyped?

September 17, 2011
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The Visa Black Card is built on prestige and exclusivity. In fact, this esteemed “ultimate buying tool” has its own website, the homepage of which describes it as “the world’s most prestigious and versatile credit card.” To “ensure the highest caliber of personal service,” Visa limits cardholders to 1% of the U.S. population. But for all its [...]

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Capital One Secured MasterCard: A Good Choice for Bad Credit

September 1, 2011
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The Capital One Secured MasterCard is a good choice if you’re looking to boost your credit score. It has no hidden charges and a low annual fee of $29, which we like, but the APR is a bit high at 22.90%. Nevertheless, it’s one of the better secured credit cards out there. Besides being fairly straightforward, [...]

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NEW: Capital One Cash, a Great No-Fee Cash Back Credit Card

August 23, 2011
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Today, Capital One launched the new Capital One Cash, which gives a solid 1.5% back on all purchases made. It’s low-maintenance, with no annual fee or foreign transaction fee. In terms of straight-up rewards rate, it doesn’t fare well against the cash rewards heavyweights. However, its best feature is that in addition to giving rewards, [...]

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NEW: Capital One No Hassle Cash Premier, a Small Business Credit Card

August 18, 2011
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Update: This card has been replaced by the excellent [nw:card_name 11805], which gets you 2% cash back on all purchases, has a $59 annual fee (waived the first year), and has a sign up bonus of $100 after you spend $1,000 in the first 3 months. [nw:timplate 11805] The obsolete offer is below: Today, Capital [...]

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Capital One and Junior Achievement Launch Online Personal Finance Game

August 18, 2011
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Earlier this month, Capital One and education-focused nonprofit Junior Achievement launched JA Finance Park Virtual, an online game aimed to teach kids and teenagers financial literacy. Students are randomly assigned an adult role, complete with a job, age, income, and living status. They then try to navigate the adult world of personal finance, learning budgeting [...]

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