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Special Connections® Credit Card Reviews


Special Connections Visa Signature credit card
4.4/5 overall rating
(3769 reviews)
Get the card that rewards you with up to 3% Cash Back1 in all your favorite categories!2
1 Cash Back applied as a statement credit.
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04/29/2021

The one card

It's very useful in all types of purchases. The service is very reliable. I like all the perks associated with it.
Baldemar P
San Marcos, TX
Cardholder since 2016
04/29/2021

Stagnant product with no advntgs over other cards and low credit limit

I have held this card for 5 years, I have over an 800 Credit score, and I can see that you guys soft pull me from time to time, yet in all this time no movement in the credit limit of $5000. I have other personal credit cards with limits over $35000, and I currently sit at about 2% utilization. Occasionally you guys have a bonus cash back offer so I use the card, but when the limit is $5000, I won't use it much because if I even spend $500, then I am at 10% utilization. This is not important enough for me to take a hard pull to up the limit, but you guys should be automatically increasing lines for good customers over years...The products are mostly just features that I can get with other banks, and actually I can usually get better perks with other companies. In short, I would use the card more often if the limit reflected my income and financials, and some of the other perks of the card could be better. For example, the access checks you send are always for a much more expensive balance transfer or cash access than other cards I hold. I keep holding this card hoping Commerce Bank will step up with it's products, but it seems to be stagnate over there.
Jamie D
Limestone, TN
Cardholder since 2016
04/29/2021
Cameron A
Roanoke, IL
Cardholder since 2015
04/29/2021

A

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Lea C
Saint Peters, MO
Cardholder since 2016
04/29/2021

Excellent card

It works well for me
Brian S
High Ridge, MO
Cardholder since 2007
04/29/2021

Disappointed

I paid my account off after Commerce Bank decided to involve itself in politics. I have not decided if I will retain this account or not. I don't normally associate myself with any company that becomes political, no matter which side of the isle they side themselves with...
Brian W
Mission, KS
Cardholder since 2016
04/29/2021
Cathy P
Normal, IL
Cardholder since 2009
04/29/2021

I don't use this card like I used to

The main reason this card is still open is because it is my oldest credit card, removing it would negatively affect my credit history. I opened up a Chase Credit card a few years back which gave me a higher limit and and a lot better benefits. I will continue to use the other card as my main card, unless Commerce can somehow create better benefits. I fee like Commerce is always behind the market curve with providing services and products to its customers. With that being said, other companies are always providing a better and more robust service. The same thing occurs with loans as well, your interest rates seem to always be higher than your competitors. I want to choose Commerce, I'm loyal to my first bank, and I want all of my products (bank account, credit card, home loan, auto loan, etc.) in one place. But if you're being out priced and outperformed, I can't choose an option that isn't the best for me. And unfortunaly Commerce is not the top product for many different lines of business.
Alexander D
Saint Louis, MO
Cardholder since 2012
04/29/2021
I don't like online banking. I prefer to get my statements and year end acccounts on paper. I cannot find an explanation of rewards anywhere. I believe I have some points but I find no explanation of how and or where to redeem them without going online
Kenneth N
Independence, MO
Cardholder since 1973
04/29/2021

Not sure what this is.

Don't think I use it
Augustin M
Nashville, TN
Cardholder since 1976

Disclosures:

  1. A Cash Back redemption is applied as a statement credit. The statement credit will reduce your balance, but you are still required to make at least your minimum payment. Values for non-cash back redemption items such as merchandise, gift cards, and travel may vary. Visit commercebank.com/cashrewardsterms for full rewards program details.

  2. Please note that merchants self-select the category in which transactions will be listed and some merchants may be owned by other companies, therefore transactions may not be counted in the category you might expect. Purchases made using Near Field Communication (NFC), virtual wallets, or similar technology may not be eligible for bonus points. Offer cannot be combined with other promotional offers or World Elite MasterCard® points earned for travel and restaurants.

Use of Commerce Bank Credit Cardholder Ratings & Reviews: The credit-card ratings and card-specific reviews displayed on commercebank.com were submitted by verified Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Commerce Bank) credit-card holding customers who voluntarily completed a customer satisfaction survey. The numerical/visual star ratings and corresponding feedback should not be considered or interpreted as the opinions and viewpoints of all Commerce Bank clients and are utilized for information-only and product-enhancement purposes. Ratings and reviews are specific to the credit-card product type displayed. Commerce Bank does not endorse or guarantee review submissions and assumes no liability for actions or decisions based solely on, or a combination of, utilizing these customer ratings and reviews as a definitive point of reference when deciding to apply for a Commerce Bank credit card. Product offerings, benefits and promotional offers may change over time and some submissions might not reflect the most-current offerings.

Prior to publishing all ratings, reviews and recommendations online at commercebank.com, comments and reviews were filtered for profanity; spelling errors are subject to correction. These surveys were sent in August and September 2019 using a 10-point scale, which has been converted to a 5-star scale, where 10-9 points = 5 stars; 8-7 points = 4 stars; 6-5 points = 3 stars; 4-3 points = 2 stars and 1-2 points = 1 star. Overall visual-star ratings adjacent to each credit card are an aggregated average of all ratings received.

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