U.S. News' Best Credit Cards Awards of 2021
Announcing our second annual Best Credit Cards Awards
The Best Credit Cards Awards of 2021
When uncertainty is the only certainty, a credit card can be a valuable safety net. The second annual U.S. News Best Credit Cards Awards recognize cards that lend consumers a helping hand in the COVID-era economy.
This year adds an editor’s choice award for the new normal: a credit card that’s adaptable to Americans’ rapidly shifting financial habits and priorities. And you’ll find 2021 best-in-class award winners, based on U.S. News 2020 credit card data, for airline, balance transfer, business, cash back, rewards, student, travel and 0% introductory annual percentage rate credit cards. Read the full methodology here.
Here are the winners of the Best Credit Cards Awards for 2021:
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card, Best in Travel Credit Cards, Rewards Credit Cards
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, Best in Airline Credit Cards
- Chase Freedom Flex℠, Best in Cash Back Credti Cards, Best Card for the New Normal
- Ink Business Cash® Credit Card, Best in Business Credit Cards
- Bank of America® Cash Rewards Credit Card for Students, Best in Student Credit Cards
- Citi® Diamond Preferred® Card, Best in Balance Transfer Credit Cards, 0% Introductory APR Credit Cards
