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Terms of Use

The short version: this is editorial information, not financial advice, we are paid when you open an account through our links, and the issuer’s own terms always control.

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Acceptance

By using US Card Index you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

What this site is

We publish editorial comparisons of credit and debit card products available in the United States. Everything here is general information for a general audience.

Not financial advice. Nothing on this site is personalized financial, tax, legal, investment or credit advice. We are not a bank, a lender, a broker or a licensed financial advisor. Your own circumstances decide whether a product makes sense, and only the issuing bank decides whether you are approved, on what credit line and at what rate.

How we are paid

We receive compensation from card issuers and affiliate networks when a reader opens an account through a link on this site. That compensation may influence which products we feature and where they appear, including their order in the comparison table. It does not influence our ratings, and no issuer reviews our content before it is published. The full statement is on our Advertiser Disclosure.

Accuracy of offer information

Welcome bonuses, earn rates, APRs, fees, credit requirements and benefits are set by the issuer and can change or be withdrawn at any time, without notice to us. We review the figures periodically and show the review date on the page, but we cannot guarantee that any figure is current at the moment you read it. The terms shown on the issuer’s own application page always control. Verify every number there before you apply.

Not every offer is listed

We do not review every card available in the United States, and the products shown are not a complete list of everything you might qualify for. Some issuers do not work with our affiliate partners.

Third-party sites

Apply links take you to sites we do not operate and are not responsible for. Once you leave this domain, the destination site’s own terms and privacy policy apply.

Intellectual property

The editorial content, rankings, design and code of this site belong to [LEGAL ENTITY]. Card names, issuer names, logos and other marks belong to their respective owners; we use them nominatively to identify the products we write about, which does not imply any endorsement of, or affiliation with, US Card Index.

Acceptable use

Do not scrape, republish or resell our content wholesale, attempt to interfere with the site, or use it to mislead others about your relationship with any issuer.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

The site is provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. To the extent permitted by law, [LEGAL ENTITY] is not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of the site or from any decision you make based on information found here.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of [STATE], United States, without regard to its conflict of law rules.

Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the bottom of this page reflects the latest version.