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Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?

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red259
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Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?

Is there a credit card that offers a bonus for payments to utility companies for things like electricity/gas etc? Not talking about cable/phones. 

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Starting Score: EQ: 714, TU 684
Current Score: EQ: 725 7/30/13, TU 684 6/2013, Exp 828 5/2018, Last App 8/5/17
Goal Score: 800 (Achieved!) In garden until Sepetember 2019
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Anonymous
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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?

Barclaycard Reward MC at 2% but they seem to have discontinued their "Not so bad credit" version with 10.99% APR. Only the "If it wasn't for this I'd be using Debit" version with 24.99% APR exists now.
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Anonymous
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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?

I believe cash plus used to have some optional addons.  Some of the business cards have cable/phone payment bonuses.

 

How much money are we talking here? If its significant in a 90 day period you may consider a sign on bonus with a new card.

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red259
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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?


@Anonymous wrote:

I believe cash plus used to have some optional addons.  Some of the business cards have cable/phone payment bonuses.

 

How much money are we talking here? If its significant in a 90 day period you may consider a sign on bonus with a new card.


I'm aware of the cable/phone cards which is why I excluded it from my question. Its not a matter of the amount of money. I'm considering options because the plastiq payment service has some sort of deal where they will not charge you a credit card fee if you sign up for six months of your utility being paid via them with a credit card. Of course, it may be a moot point since the charge will likely not show as a payment to a utility company anyway. 

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Starting Score: EQ: 714, TU 684
Current Score: EQ: 725 7/30/13, TU 684 6/2013, Exp 828 5/2018, Last App 8/5/17
Goal Score: 800 (Achieved!) In garden until Sepetember 2019
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Anonymous
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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?

Try the Huntington Bank Voice card. 3% on utilities, plus no annual fee or foreign transaction fees.
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red259
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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?


@Anonymous wrote:
Try the Huntington Bank Voice card. 3% on utilities, plus no annual fee or foreign transaction fees.

Nice. I'm in the garden now and doubt I would get a card just to pay utilities (I could see if someone had massive utility bills). I was just hoping that one of the cards I had may have covered them and I did just not remember. 

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Starting Score: EQ: 714, TU 684
Current Score: EQ: 725 7/30/13, TU 684 6/2013, Exp 828 5/2018, Last App 8/5/17
Goal Score: 800 (Achieved!) In garden until Sepetember 2019
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Anonymous
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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?

Kind of a moot point since you're probably not applying for a new card, but Huntington Voice is also somewhat region-specific (mostly MI and surrounding states) so you may or may not have success with this anyways.

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Re: Is there a card out there with a bonus for paying utility companies?


@red259 wrote:

Is there a credit card that offers a bonus for payments to utility companies for things like electricity/gas etc? Not talking about cable/phones. 


On of the very reasons that I PC'ed my Barclay Arrival+ to the Barclay Rewards.  Utilities will go to this card...

 

Alternatively, 2% cards like the DC and Amex Fidelity offer the same bonus - obviously, that 2% benefit covers every spend.

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