AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays

AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays

AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays

AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays

AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays

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  • Earn a $100 Cash Back Bonus after spending $500 on purchases in the first 90 days.

  • Earn Unlimited 3% Cash Back on Gas and Drug Store purchases (excluding Target and Walmart).

  • Earn Unlimited 2% Cash Back on Medical expenses.

  • Earn Unlimited 1% Cash Back on all other purchases.

  • Barclays will donate 1% of eligible purchases to AARP Foundation.

Rates, fees & offers

  • Annual fee

    $0

  • Rewards rate

    1%-3%

  • Bonus offer

    Earn a $100 Cash Back Bonus after spending $500 on purchases in the first 90 days.

  • Intro APR

    0% intro APR on Balance Transfers for 15 billing cycles

  • Ongoing APR

    APR: 21.99%, 25.99% or 29.99%, Variable

    Cash Advance APR: 29.99%, Variable

  • Balance transfer fee

    Either $5 or 5% of the amount of each transfer, whichever is greater.

  • Foreign transaction fee

    3% of each transaction in U.S. dollars.

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Annual fee

$0

Annual fee

$99

Annual fee

$199

Regular APR

21.99%, 25.99% or 29.99%, Variable APR

Rates & Fees

Regular APR

21.24%, 25.24%, or 29.99%, Variable APR

Rates & Fees

Regular APR

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Intro APR

0% intro APR on Balance Transfers for 15 billing cycles

Intro APR

0% intro APR for 15 months on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening. After that, a variable APR will apply, 21.24%, 25.24%, or 29.99%.

Intro APR

N/A

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