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Best credit card rates in Columbia, SC
Compare ongoing purchase APRs on credit cards from banks and credit unions, with annual fees, conditions and original sources.
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Showing 1–12 of 12 in Columbia, SC · median 13.62% APR
- 9.99%APRas low as
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Fixed APR for purchases, balance transfers, and cash advances. No annual fee.
Credit card score 82 · Carrot Score 73
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Rates and branches - 10.24%APRas low as · up to 18.00%
10.24% APR, up to 18.00%
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Variable APR based on creditworthiness; tied to the U.S. Prime Rate.
Credit card score 81 · Carrot Score 88
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Rates and branches - 10.90%APRas low as
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Fixed APR. No annual fee, no balance transfer fee, no cash advance fee. Subject to creditworthiness.
Credit card score 79 · Carrot Score 87
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Rates and branches - 12.90%APRas low as · up to 17.90%
12.90% APR, up to 17.90%
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No Balance Transfer Fee, No Cash Advance Fee, No Annual Fee. Rates are subject to change at any time without notice and are not guaranteed. Actual APR is based on credit history, loan amount, product features, term, and debt to income ratio.
Credit card score 67 · Carrot Score 78
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Rates and branches - 13.40%APRas low as · up to 23.40%
13.40% APR, up to 23.40%
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After 6 months, a variable 13.40 – 23.40% APR will apply.
Credit card score 66
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Rates and branches - 13.50%APRas low as · up to 16.00%
13.50% APR, up to 16.00%
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Depending on credit worthiness.
Credit card score 65 · Carrot Score 89
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Rates and branches - 13.74%APRas low as · up to 22.74%
13.74% APR, up to 22.74%
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Variable purchase APR based on creditworthiness.
Credit card score 65 · Carrot Score 66
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Rates and branches - 13.99%APRas low as
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Variable APR for Purchases determined monthly by adding 6.99% margin to Prime Rate (7.00% as of September 17, 2026). Introductory $0 annual fee for the first year, after that $450 (waived for eligible Wealth clients).
Credit card score 61 · Carrot Score 60
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Rates and branches - 17.74%APRas low as · up to 28.49%
17.74% APR, up to 28.49%
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17.74%, 24.24% or 28.49% variable APR thereafter.
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 64
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Rates and branches - 18.24%APRas low as
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Minimum line of credit: $5,000. 25-day grace period for purchases. Earns 1% cash back on purchases.
Credit card score 60
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Rates and branches - 18.49%APRas low as · up to 27.99%
18.49% APR, up to 27.99%
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Variable APR
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 60
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Rates and branches - 26.74%APRas low as
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Standard APR for Purchases varies with the market based on WSJ Prime Rate + margin of 19.74%.
Credit card score 60
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Rates and branches
Each institution’s lowest ongoing purchase APR on a regular card (not an introductory or balance transfer rate): usually its best-credit rate. A rate that needs another account or similar says “with conditions”; More filters can leave those, or cards with an annual fee, out. Secured, business and credit-builder cards are left out. Carrot Score rates each institution on all its CD, savings, auto loan and credit card rates. How we rank
What credit cards charge in Columbia, SC
12 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 22
- Typical
- 13.62%
- Top 10% up to
- 10.31%
- Banks, typical
- 15.86%
- Credit unions, typical
- 11.90%
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Columbia, SC metro
Top Carrot institutions
Ranked across their CDs, savings, auto loans and credit cards. How scores work
- Mid Carolina Credit UnionCredit union · 4 branches
- Carolinas Telco Federal Credit UnionCredit union · 1 branch
- Spero FinancialCredit union · 1 branch