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Compare ongoing purchase APRs on credit cards from banks and credit unions, with annual fees, conditions and original sources.
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Showing 1–15 of 15 in San Francisco, CA · median 13.50% APR
- 7.45%APRas low as · up to 17.99%
7.45% APR, up to 17.99%
Terms
Regular variable APR based on creditworthiness. Prime Rate is 7.00% as of 10/01/2026.
Credit card score 95 · Carrot Score 79
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Rates and branches - 8.99%APRas low as
Terms
Fixed rates as low as 8.99%. $1,000 limit to get you started. 1.5% Cash Back Rewards. No penalty APR for late payments. $0 annual fee, no cash advance fee, no balance transfer fee, no foreign transaction fees.
Credit card score 88 · Carrot Score 89
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Rates and branches - 8.99%APRas low as · up to 9.99%
8.99% APR, up to 9.99%
Terms
Non-Variable Rate Program based on creditworthiness. 25-day grace period on purchases. Average daily balance method.
Credit card score 88 · Carrot Score 88
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Rates and branches - 9.99%APRas low as
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Variable APR of Prime + 2.99%, currently 9.99%. Take advantage of a balance transfer offer. No balance transfer fee during the first six months, then $10 or 1% whichever is higher.
Credit card score 73 · Carrot Score 64
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Rates and branches - 10.25%APRas low as · up to 17.45%
10.25% APR, up to 17.45%
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Variable APR as of 04/07/2026. Rate adjusts monthly and equals prime rate for previous month plus a margin range based on creditworthiness. Applies to Purchases. Amount $300 - $50,000. (Table row lists 02/26/2026 while rates header and footnote 1 state effective 04/07/2026).
Credit card score 81 · Carrot Score 82
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Rates and branches - 11.00%APRas low as · up to 15.00%
11.00% APR, up to 15.00%
Terms
Variable APR adjusts quarterly and equals Prime Rate plus 4.00% to 8.00% depending on creditworthiness. Max credit limit $25,000. $0 annual fee.
Credit card score 77 · Carrot Score 88
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Rates and branches - 13.50%APRas low as · up to 16.00%
13.50% APR, up to 16.00%
Terms
Depending on credit worthiness.
Credit card score 65 · Carrot Score 89
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Rates and branches - 13.50%APRas low as · up to 22.50%
13.50% APR, up to 22.50%
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Thereafter, variable APR ranges from 13.50% to 22.50% based on a margin and creditworthiness, varying with the market based on the Prime Rate published in The Wall Street Journal. Accurate as of 10/07/2026.
Credit card score 65 · Carrot Score 63
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Rates and branches - 13.74%APRas low as · up to 22.74%
13.74% APR, up to 22.74%
Terms
Variable purchase APR based on creditworthiness.
Credit card score 65 · Carrot Score 66
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Rates and branches - 15.00%APRas low as
Terms
Credit Limit $500-$25,000
Credit card score 62 · Carrot Score 69
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Rates and branches - 17.74%APRas low as · up to 28.49%
17.74% APR, up to 28.49%
Terms
17.74%, 24.24% or 28.49% variable APR thereafter.
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 64
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Rates and branches - 18.49%APRas low as · up to 27.49%
18.49% APR, up to 27.49%
Terms
Variable purchase APR based on creditworthiness.
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 66
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Rates and branches - 18.49%APRas low as · up to 27.99%
18.49% APR, up to 27.99%
Terms
Variable APR
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 60
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Rates and branches - 18.75%APRas low as · up to 22.75%
18.75% APR, up to 22.75%
Terms
Variable APR based on creditworthiness.
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 77
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Rates and branches - 18.99%APRas low as · up to 26.99%
18.99% APR, up to 26.99%
Terms
Variable APR for purchases and balance transfers is 18.99% - 26.99% based on creditworthiness. $0 annual fee with active Costco membership.
Credit card score 60 · Carrot Score 89
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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 San Francisco, CA
15 banks and credit unions · checked Oct 16–22
- Typical
- 13.50%
- Top 10% up to
- 8.99%
- Banks, typical
- 18.12%
- Credit unions, typical
- 10.25%
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San Francisco, CA metro
Top Carrot institutions
Ranked across their CDs, savings, auto loans and credit cards. How scores work
- 1st Nor Cal® Credit UnionCredit union · 5 branches
- American Airlines Federal Credit UnionCredit union · 1 branch
- CommunityAmerica Credit UnionCredit union · 4 branches