General
During the current high-interest environment, 0% APR offers can be useful for cashing out and parking the cash in a high-yield savings account or CD. These are typically found with new credit card approvals, and occasionally banks will send them out for existing customers as well.
Some readers asked for a list of 0% APR cards, and so I’ve put what I found (some from the comments a recent post where I discussed using a 0% APR offer). Hopefully readers will add and update this list as things evolve. I’ll try adding below any 0% offer of 12 months or longer. Feel free to discuss offers and strategies in the comments below.
Below we’ve listed all cards we’ve found which have 0% APR on purchases and/or balance transfers for 12 months or more. If you use the 0% purchases option there won’t be any fees. Most 0% balance transfer offers have an initial fee, typically it’s 3-5%. We’ve listed below a few options with no fee at all.
We only list cards which have a completely fee-free option: either 0% APR on purchases or 0% on balance transfers with no initial balance transfer fee.
Caveats
A few caveats:
- Be sure to always double-check that there is no initial transaction fee (typically it’s 3%), especially for balance transfers – even when it’s 0% there’s often an initial 3% fee with those.
- Always be sure to check the details well before applying on the actual card application page. Offers are constantly changing, and even the same card might have differing APR offers, depending on the card version or the offer landing page.
- With some banks you only get a small window (say, 60 days) where you can make a purchase or balance transfer to trigger the 0% APR offer. With other issuers, you get the full offer window (e.g. 12 months) to make the purchase or transfer and still get the 0% APR offer.
- And finally, be sure to always make the minimum payments. And be sure to pay off the balance entirely before the promotional period ends!
A few other general notes:
- Many banks will allow you to reallocate your credit lines. If you have a card with 0% APR, you might easily be able to shift over credit from a different card to increase your credit line on the 0% card. See this post for a bank-by-bank break down.
- If you carry a balance on a personal credit card it can have a major negative impact on your credit score.
- If you carry a balance on a business credit card it typically will not affect your personal credit score. See this post where we break this down bank-by-bank.
- If you quickly rack up a lot of debt on your credit report or with a given bank, it might make them nervous about bust-out fraud and can potentially result in shutdowns.
- Even when done slowly, some banks might be less likely to approve your future credit card applications.
- If you are someone who struggles with debt, playing this APR game is probably not best for you.
List of 0% APR Offers
Consumer Cards
- American Express Blue Cash Everyday – 15 months
- American Express Everyday – 15 months
- Associated Bank – 18 months
- Atlantic Union Bank business card – 18 months
- Bank of America Unlimited Cash Rewards – 15 months
- Bank of America Travel Rewards – 15 months
- Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards – 15 months
- Bank of America Bank Americard – 18 months
- BMO Platinum – 15 months
- Capital One Quicksilver – 15 months
- Capital One SavorOne Rewards – 15 months
- Capital One VentureOne Rewards – 15 months
- Chase Slate – 18 months
- Chase Slate branch offer – 18 months and no balance transfer fee for the first 60 days
- Chase Freedom cards – 15 months
- Citi Custom Cash – 15 months
- Citi Diamond Preferred – 21 months on balance transfers and 12 months on purchases
- Citi Rewards+ – 15 months
- Citi Simplicity – 21 months on balance transfers and 12 months on purchases
- Discover – 15 months
- Fairwinds – 12 months on balance transfer and purchases($0 fees)
- Fidelity Card – 12 months
- Fifth Third Cashback – 15 months
FirstTech FCU – 12 months balance transfer ($0 fees)- FNBO Getaway – 12 months
- GECU– 12 months on purchases
- General Motors Mastercard – 12 months
- M&T Signature – 12 months on purchases (BT has 4% fee)
- Navy Federal Platinum – 12 months .99% APR ($0 additional fees)
- Regions Cash Rewards – 12 months
- Regions Life – 15 months
- Regions Premium – 12 months
- Regions Prestige – 12 months
- Salem Five – 18 months
- Skyla Credit Union Platinum – 12 months 0% on purchases and BT with 0% fee
- Truist Enjoy Cash – 12 months purchases
- Truist Future – 15 months
- U.S. Bank Cash+ – 15 months
- U.S. Bank Visa Platinum – 21 months
- Wells Fargo Active Cash – 15 months
- Wells Fargo Autograph – 12 months
- Wells Fargo Reflect – 18/21 months
Highlights
- Chase Slate branch offer – 18 months and no balance transfer fee for the first 60 days
- Atlantic Union Bank business card – 18 months
- Fairwinds – 12 months on balance transfer and purchases ($0 fees)
- FirstTech FCU – 12 months balance transfer ($0 fees)
- Skyla Credit Union Platinum – 12 months 0% on purchases and BT with 0% fee
- Navy Federal Platinum – 12 months .99% APR ($0 additional fees)
- Wings Financial CU – 12 months ($0 fees)
- Fifth Third Cashback – 15 months
- Wells Fargo Reflect – 18/21 months
- Bank of America Bank Americard – 18 months
- U.S. Bank Visa Platinum – 21 months
- Associated Bank – 18 months
Business Cards
- American Express Blue Business Plus – 12 months
- American Express Blue Business Cash – 12 months
- BMO Business Platinum – 18 months
- Capital One Spark Cash Select – 12 months on purchases
- Chase INK Unlimited – 12 months
- Chase INK Cash – 12 months
- Citizens Bank Business Platinum – 12 months
- Salem Five business – 18 months
- U.S. Bank Visa Platinum business – 18 months
- U.S. Bank Triple Cash –
1512 months - Edward Jones – 12 months
A while back, someone asked if the balance transfer offer for the Edward Jones Biz Mastercard could be used to pay off someone else’s card balance. I just did so, so yes, it’s possible.
Nice datapoint! What about getting a second card while still holding one? They gave me a real sucky credit limit :(.
That I can’t tell you. But my guess is it’s probably not too likely since you’ll be bumping up against the total credit limit Elan Financial (the card issuer) is willing to give you unless you state more income than when you applied for your first one.
Capital One Spark Cash Select no longer available on Cap One’s website. 🙁
wells fargo business signify has 0% intro offer for 12 months. Get the $500 sign up bonus and float the balance for another $250 or so.
Chuck Chuck, a few BMO cards to add now that interest is interesting 🙂
BMO Personal Platinum (NOT Plat Rewards): 15mo 0% Purchases / BT 15mo 0% with 3% Fee https://www.bmo.com/en-us/main/personal/credit-cards/bmo-platinum-credit-card/
BMO Business Platinum (NOT Business Plat Rewards): 18mo 0% Purchases / BT 18mo 0% with 4% Fee https://www.bmo.com/en-us/main/business-banking/credit-cards/platinum/
BMO Business Platinum Rewards: 9mo 0% Purchases / BT 9mo 0% with 4% Fee; *WELCOME BONUS* $500 with $5k in 3mo; Earns 5% on Internet & Phone, 4% Office Supplies & Printing, 3% Gas, 2% Dining https://www.bmo.com/en-us/main/business-banking/credit-cards/platinumrewards/
Very clunky business payment system with separate login that can only be setup once first bill arrives, no auto-pay, etc – but worthwhile for me with bonus and 9mo 0%.
Added, thx
do you need a bmo bank account to apply for this credit card?
I’m not sure. I do, as they frequently have SUBs, however they’re a terrible bank.
Do you know if BMO Biz cards report to personal credit?
Does anyone know when the 0% APR clock starts for balance transfers, in general? Does the promotion 0% APR period start ticking as soon as the card is opened? Or is it from the date of the balance transfer?
its gonna be from account opening basically always as far as i know. soon as you open you should do your transfers.
Any data points on TDECU (Texas Dow Employees Credit Union)? Appears to have a $0 fee 12 mo 0% APR for balance transfers, personal and business mastercards
Edward Jones 0% fee instead of 3% on balance transfers first 60 days + 0% BT APR for 12mo… Any idea how long that’s going to run for?
Seems that way for a while, anyone have the link?
Deeper in the comments there have been at least two decent threads on this card. Highlights: A direct link that bypasses the need for an EJ account and tip to select at least 1mo for EJ relationship in the app to keep from getting bounced out.
Instant business card approval today for 16k and EJ offers up to 92% of your limit as a balance transfer, which I specified interest in using during the application.
https://apply.edwardjonescreditcard.com/oad/begin?locationCode=9681&preparerType=customer
Did you fill out the balance transfer info during the application? I did but got approved for a CL less than the total of the BT amounts. THey said they’ll send a letter, but wonder how they manage which balances to pay, or if I have to confirm first
I did fill that out but I had a single account that I was looking to move the balance of. Data point that with EJ’s 92% of limit as a BT is that I also did not receive the full amount desired for a BT in my app. Recommend future applicants pad to at least account for the 92% of limit threshold.
thanks for the tips. Is it that hard to open some kind of EJ account so you can really have a relationship for one month?
just poking around the website it seems like the problem might be you can’t open a simple business account online. besides credit card.
Did you have the funds transferred to pay off another card/creditor or were you able to have the funds transferred to your own account? I’m interested in getting the funds in my own account so that I can use them at my discretion. Do you or anybody else have any info on how to do this?
EJ cut a check directly to my credit card for the balance transfer. I didn’t take possession of the funds nor was I involved in the balance transfer beyond providing the account number and address.
Gotcha. Thank you for responding.
What was your FICO score , how many cc this year approved?
Chase rejected me – first time ever. I’ve had 13 Chase cards, 2/24. Closed a few Chase cards, rejected at reconsideration. “Too much unused credit, too many cards, not enough business income.”
US Bank gave instant approval on a 2nd Triple Cash Rewards, and BofA on Biz Unlimited Cash Rewards. 12 months no interest on the US Bank; 9 months on the BofA.
Cash sitting in Poppy Bank at 5.35%.
I wouldn’t have known to do any of this without DoC and helpful posters. Thank you.
Am looking for the best 0% interest w/ 0% transfer fee card currently out there. An extra plus would be 18 mths no interest and if they offer a bonus as well (haven’t seen any). Either a business or consumer card, I’d just use for business.
TD FlexPay Credit Card has 18 months balance transfer at 0% interest w/3% transfer fee
https://www.td.com/us/en/personal-banking/credit-cards/flex-pay