Pros
- A secured card that still offers meaningful rewards if used carefully.
- 3% cash back in one choice category, 2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs, and 1% on other purchases, with quarterly caps. Annual fee: $0.
- Intro APR value: No standard intro APR offer.
Cons
- The deposit, category caps, and APR all need to fit the reader's budget.
- Not ideal for international purchases because the foreign transaction fee is 3%.
- Balance transfers are not free: Balance transfer fee applies.
Best for
- Readers who want secured card with cash back and match a limited, poor, or rebuilding credit profile.
- Households comparing Cash back, Build credit options and willing to verify current issuer terms before applying.
- People who want a card that is cheaper to keep open long term.
Skip if
- You will carry a balance after any intro period; interest can erase rewards quickly.
- The main trade-off is a deal-breaker for you: The deposit, category caps, and APR all need to fit the reader's budget.
- You regularly buy abroad or travel internationally and need no foreign transaction fee.
Terms snapshot
- Rewards
- 3% cash back in one choice category, 2% at grocery stores and wholesale clubs, and 1% on other purchases, with quarterly caps.
- Welcome offer
- No traditional welcome bonus.
- Intro APR
- No standard intro APR offer.
- Regular APR
- Variable APR; see issuer terms.
- Balance transfer fee
- Balance transfer fee applies.
- Foreign transaction fee
- 3%
Issuer terms and source check
BillSaver summarizes publicly available terms for comparison. Before applying, read the issuer terms page directly and confirm rewards, APRs, fees, welcome offer requirements, transfer rules, credits, and eligibility restrictions.
Open issuer terms for Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards Secured Credit Card
How BillSaver evaluates this card
We compare the card against the job a reader is likely hiring it to do: rewards, debt breathing room, travel value, student use, business spending, or credit building. The review weighs annual fee, reward simplicity, APR exposure, intro period, transfer cost, foreign transaction fee, credit profile, issuer terms access, and the practical trade-off called out above.
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