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Upgrade Card

Affordable credit lines from $500 to $25,0001

    $200 bonus when you open a Rewards Checking Plus account and make 3 debit card transactions2
    No annual fee
    Use wherever Visa® is accepted with safe and fast contactless card technology4

You're in Control with Upgrade Card

Combine the flexibility of a cash back rewards credit card with the predictability of a personal loan
Convenient

Use at retail locations or online or send funds to your bank account

Lower Cost

No annual or late fees and set payoffs bring your balance down faster so you can pay less interest†

Predictable

Pay down balances from each month at a fixed rate and term

How it Works

1

Get your Upgrade Card

Apply online and get a credit line from $500 to $25,000 with your Upgrade Card1

2

Make purchases or get funds sent to your account

Pay with Upgrade Card at retail locations and online or get funds sent to your bank account

3

Pay it down

Make monthly payments, which can be debited directly from your bank account

Save on interest over time with Upgrade Card

Upgrade Card balances have a fixed rate and term so you know when you pay off your balance and can save on interest. Traditional credit cards can keep you in debt with minimum payments that pay back little of the principal balance.

Bring your balance down faster to pay less interest

Interest paid on a $5,000 balance with Upgrade Card vs. Traditional Credit Card when making a monthly minimum payment

Upgrade Card
Traditional credit card
Monthly payment
$252.25

$125.00i

Time to pay off the balance
3 years

22 yearsii

Interest paid over that time

$1,575.71iii

$6,923.09ii

i. The minimum payment on a traditional credit card would begin at $125.00 for the first payment and would vary, and decreases, as it’s paid down.

ii. Source: minimum monthly payment calculator available at https://www.bankrate.com/calculators/managing-debt/minimum-payment-calculator.aspx assuming a $5,000 starting balance, “interest + 1%” minimum payment and an interest rate of 18%, which is approximately equal to the national average rate for good credit (source: https://www.cardrates.com/).

iii. Interest of $1,575.71 assumes a $5,000 charge and installment payments of $252.25 for 36 months. Installment payments calculated with 18% APR and 36–month term accounting for interest accrued between the charge date and the due date 51 days later.

Upgrade shopping

Up to 10% cash back at 1,000s of stores

Use your Upgrade Card to get up to 10% cash back from your favorite brands.5

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1 Credit Lines opened through Upgrade feature Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) of 14.99% - 29.99% and line amounts ranging $500 - $50,000. Optional ACH transfers to your bank account, balance transfers, and foreign transactions are subject to fees that, if incurred, will increase your finance charge and APR. The lowest rates require Autopay and the majority of the line amounts will be $25,000 or under. For example, a $5,000 transaction with a 36 month term and a 19.99% APR has a required monthly payment of $187.90. The APR on your transaction may be higher or lower. Your rate, line amount, and default term depend on maintaining a qualifying credit score, your credit usage history, requested amount, and other factors. The Upgrade Card is unique in that it allows you to obtain a series of closed-end loans which you may access through transactions such as card purchases up to the approved line amount. As you repay your balance, additional credit may become available to you up to the approved line amount subject to meeting our credit requirements. The Upgrade Card will not replenish as it would in an open-end credit arrangement.

2 To qualify for the welcome bonus, you must open and fund a new Rewards Checking Plus account through Upgrade and make 3 qualifying debit card transactions from your Rewards Checking Plus account within 60 days of the date the Rewards Checking Plus account is opened. If you have previously opened a checking account through Upgrade or do not open a Rewards Checking Plus account as part of this application process, you are not eligible for this welcome bonus offer. Your Upgrade Card and Rewards Checking Plus account must be open and in good standing to receive a bonus. To qualify, debit card transactions must have settled and exclude ATM transactions. Please refer to the applicable Upgrade VISA® Debit Card Agreement and Disclosures for more information. Welcome bonus offers cannot be combined, substituted, or applied retroactively. The bonus will be applied to your Rewards Checking Plus account as a one-time payout credit within 60 days after meeting the conditions. 3 The Upgrade Card cannot be used at an ATM.

4 With Upgrade Shopping powered by Dosh® you accrue cash back on qualifying purchases at participating merchants. For the current list of participating merchants and offers available to you, go to Upgrade Shopping on your account dashboard. Participating merchants and offer terms may be changed from time to time without notice. After a qualifying purchase has settled, your cash back will typically be applied to your balance within 90 days. Cash back rewards will be applied to your balance and will not otherwise reduce the amount of your regular monthly payments. If you return, charge back, cancel, dispute, or otherwise request a refund for a qualifying purchase for which you have already received Upgrade Shopping cash back, we reserve the right to remove any related cash back amount from your Upgrade Card or withhold future cash back to cover any such amount. To opt-out of the Upgrade Shopping program, please email upgrade customer service at support@upgrade.com. Please note that an opt out is permanent and will apply to any Upgrade Shopping account(s) you have at the time of such opt out and any new account you may open in the future through Upgrade that is eligible for Upgrade Shopping (i.e., such new account will not be enrolled in the Upgrade Shopping program and you will not be able to accrue any rewards under this program on any of your existing or future accounts through Upgrade). For full cash back shopping terms, please review the Upgrade Shopping Powered by Dosh Terms of Service and Dosh Privacy Policy.

† Not all traditional credit cards charge fees. The 2019 U.S. News Consumer Credit Card Fee Study found that the average annual fee (including cards with no annual fee) is $35.23, the average late fee is $36.34 and the average returned payment fee is $34.01. The Upgrade Card charges none of these fees.

If there are changes to your credit score or other risk factors, or changes to market conditions, the availability of your remaining credit, the interest rate, and length of the credit offered may be adjusted for future transactions. The interest rate on your existing balances will never change. For more information, please refer to your Personal Credit Line Agreement.

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