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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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09/18/2020
KEVIN C
LENEXA, KS
Cardholder since 2011
09/18/2020
JAMES A
COLUMBUS, OH
Cardholder since 2015
09/18/2020
KAREN W
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Cardholder since 2015
09/18/2020
JACK B
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO
Cardholder since 1999
09/18/2020

Good card, but high interest and low reward accumulation rate

This has been a good card overall, but the interest on balances is higher than my other cards, and the rewards accumulate at about what seems like half the rate of some of my other cards. I do appreciate the ability to directly apply reward points to reduce the card balance.
DUSTY M
LENEXA, KS
Cardholder since 2016
09/18/2020
MELESSA T
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Cardholder since 2005
09/18/2020
MARSHA W
BELLEVILLE, IL
Cardholder since 2000
09/18/2020

Too much self-promotion. Not much helpful information.

CYNTHIA Z
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Cardholder since 1986
09/18/2020

Lower transfer rates

I am aware of opportunity to use special checks. However they carried a 5 % fee. I would use if fee were 1to 3%
ADONNA T
AUBREY, TX
Cardholder since 2012
09/18/2020

Special connections not so special

I rarely use the card anymore because there have been too many times where I was only given the option to use the debit feature rather than credit. My local Price Chopper is a good example, I can't use the credit card feature there. In addition, there have been too many times where I'm out to eat and the server runs the card as a debit. I'll stick to my Chase card with 1.5% rewards to ensure I get my reward points.
JOHN C
LOUISBURG, KS
Cardholder since 2006

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.

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