Citi Custom Cash Card
Best for: People with one dominant monthly spending category
Pros
- No annual fee
- Adjusts to where you spend
- 0% intro APR
Cons
- 5% rate stops after $500 each month
- Charges a foreign purchase fee
Rates and offers change. Confirm today's terms on the issuer's official site before applying. Independent comparison — not financial advice.
The set-it-and-forget-it answer to rotating-category cards: it auto-pays 5% on your single top eligible category each billing cycle, no activation, no calendar. The cap is $500 in that category per cycle, so the most you'll earn at 5% is about $25 a month, or $300 a year. If your spending is spread across many categories rather than concentrated, a flat 2% card returns more overall. Eligible categories are a fixed list, so confirm yours qualifies on citi.com.
Citi Custom Cash Card at a glance
| Issuer | Citi |
| Card network | Mastercard |
| Annual fee | No annual fee |
| Rewards rate | 5% on your highest eligible category each cycle (up to $500), 1% after |
| Welcome bonus | Cash bonus after minimum spend |
| Intro APR | 0% intro APR for 15 months |
| Regular APR | 18.24%–28.24% variable |
| Foreign transaction fee | 3% |
| Credit needed | Good (690+) |
| Airport lounge access | No |
| Best for | People with one dominant monthly spending category |
Rewards & perks
- 5% applied automatically to a category
- Nothing to activate each quarter
- Stretch of 0% intro APR
Pros
- No annual fee
- Adjusts to where you spend
- 0% intro APR
Cons
- 5% rate stops after $500 each month
- Charges a foreign purchase fee
Who should apply
- A good credit score
Before you apply: card terms change often. Confirm the current annual fee, APR, welcome offer and rewards on the official Citi site. CreditCardCompare is an independent comparison resource, not the card issuer, and this is not financial advice.
How it compares with similar USA cards
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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