[OC] Highest U.S. Credit Card Annual Fees by Issuers as of February 2026

    by PhenomEx

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    1. Why would anyone need those, anyway? A bank-issued debit card will do you just fine in many situations.

    2. Curious if anyone has a card from the right of the graphic, care to for a quick review? I have one from the left and it was amazing for years until they changed the rewards. now I’ll be cancelling before it renews.

    3. I have the lowest one, the venture x. It is 395/yr but you get 10000 points each year when you renew l, which is worth $100 in travel booked through their site. You also get $300 in travel credit redeemable on any travel expense. So before you even get to the other benefits, there’s $400 to offset the fee.

    4. What are the benefits of these cards?

      Edit: apologies I see someone else asked this and was answered. Please ignore

    5. JP Morgan Reserve is $795; it’s just an alternate, invite-only version of the Sapphire.

      The LC cards (“Gold”, “Black”) are kind of a joke and not taken seriously by anyone familiar with credit cards. They aren’t even technically Mastercard’s highest tier category now.

      Bilt Palladium is $495–setting aside all their questionable rollout and customer service, it’s a really competitive card on paper.

      United Club Card is $695. Atmos (Alaska Airlines) has a $395 card. UBS has a branded Visa Infinite for $650. Some other investment firms have badged versions of the Amex Plat. Some regionals like Truist are starting to dabble in high end cards.

      Otherwise this is a complete list, according to the tiers of cards laid out by Visa/MC/Amex themselves. Those tiers are what enforce a major drop in benefits/cost between these and the middle tier of rewards cards.

    6. Forsaken_Insurance92 on

      Fun Fact: BoA will usually waive the fee for the elite card if you’re a private branch customer.

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