Enjoy the perks of Honors Advantage membership
You make decisions on how to spend your money. We've made it easy for you to get more of it back.
Unlimited 2% cash back*
No annual fee
Unlimited ![]( "Power Cash Back for HM")
% cash back with PenFed Honors Advantage
Enjoy all the features and protection of the PenFed Power Cash Rewards Visa® Card with a % cash back plus an additional .50%. This offer is as distinguished as our members, and it’s an honor for us to provide this program for you.
How to Qualify
To be eligible to participate in the PenFed Honors Advantage % cash back program, you must qualify through either one of the following ways:
Make your money work harder
With Honors Advantage Rewards, you'll earn % cash back on every purchase. That's a big deal. If you spend $2,500 a month, you'll pocket an extra $150 a year compared to our Standard Rewards.
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Honors Advantage |
Standard Rewards |
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Monthly Spend
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$2,500
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$2,500
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Cash Back Rate
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Monthly Cash Back
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$50.00 |
$37.50 |
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Annual Cash Back
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$600.00 |
$450.00 |
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Honors Advantage |
Standard Rewards |
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Monthly Spend
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$2,500
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$2,500 |
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Cash Back Rate
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Monthly Cash Back
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$50.00 |
$37.50 |
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Annual Cash Back
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$600.00 |
$450.00 |
Cash advances, credit card checks, and balance transfers are excluded from earning cash-back rewards.
Disclosure
*Once you're approved for the PenFed Power Cash Rewards Card, you can open a checking account (except a PenCheck Limited Account) and receive an additional .50% reward increase. You must be primary owner on both credit card AND checking account to receive Honors Advantage bonus rewards. If no checking account is open at the time of the Power Card application, the .50% reward increase will be added within one business day of opening the checking account.
You must maintain the checking account to receive the % cash back. If you close your checking account, then you’ll receive the standard
% cash back. For Free Checking account holders, to receive
% cash back during the upcoming checking statement cycle, you need to have maintained the minimum balance or made qualifying direct deposits for at least one of the two previous checking statement cycles. Members with a qualifying Free Checking account must also 1) maintain a minimum $500 daily balance OR
) set up monthly direct deposits of $500 or more to maintain Honors Advantage Eligibility. A minimum balance or direct deposit is not required to maintain a Free Checking account.
Refer to the PenFed Power Cash Rewards Visa® Rewards Program Terms and Conditions.
FAQs
A: Military service is not required for PenFed Honors Advantage qualification. You may also qualify with a checking account (either an existing one, or open a new one, excluding PenCheck Limited accounts). You must be the primary owner on both the PenFed Power Cash Rewards Visa® Card AND the checking account. Members with a Free Checking account must also 1) maintain a minimum $500 daily balance OR 2) set up monthly direct deposits of $500 or more in order to maintain Honors Advantage Eligibility. A minimum balance or direct deposit is not required to maintain a Free Checking account.
A: The standard![]( "Power Cash Back")
% cash back is used in the application.
Active duty, reserve, or retired military service, the National Guard, the Reserves, an honorably discharged veteran or retired from the United States Military of the primary borrower will receive the PenFed Honors Advantage 2% upon completion of the application.
If you have a checking account (except a PenCheck Limited Account), you’ll receive the upgrade to the PenFed Honors Advantage![]( "Power Cash Back for HM")
%. If you need to open a new checking account (except a PenCheck Limited Account), you’ll receive the upgrade to the PenFed Honors Advantage ![]( "Power Cash Back for HM")
% within one business day of opening that checking account.
A: You must maintain the checking account in order to receive the![]( "Power Cash Back for HM")
% cash back. If you close your checking account, then you’ll receive ![]( "Power Cash Back")
% cash back. You must be primary owner on both credit card AND checking account to receive Honors Advantage bonus rewards. If no checking account is open at the time of the Power Card application, the .50% reward increase will be added within one business day of opening the account.
A: No, but the sooner you open the checking account and are qualified, the sooner you’ll start earning more cash back!
A: No. Rewards can only be used on net purchases (purchases minus any credits or returns). Cash advances, balance transfers, and checks used to access your account are not considered purchases and will not earn rewards.