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Card Economics
- Annual Fee
- $495
- Ongoing Annual Value
- $164
- First-Year Value Estimate
- $505
- Net Value
- −$331
Card type: PersonalForeign transaction fee: NoneCurrency: Bilt Rewards
Sign-up Bonus
50K Bilt points + Gold elite status after $4K non-housing spend in the first 3 months + $300 Bilt Cash
Am I eligible?Earning Structure
2XAll other purchases3.1%
1XRent and mortgage payments (requires Bilt Cash to unlock)1.6%
Highlighted categories return more than 2%, the rate a flat 2% cash-back card pays on everything.
Where this card ranks
- Listed among 144 cards for dining4.7%
- Listed among 116 cards for groceries4.7%
- Listed among 115 cards for gas4.7%
- Listed among 93 cards for travel4.7%
- Listed among 94 cards for flights4.7%
- Listed among 82 cards for transit4.7%
- Listed among 102 cards for hotels4.7%
What this card returns on each page, priced against what its points are worth. Open a page to see the card it crowns and why.
Benefits
Worth it for me?Credits & Perks (1)
- Bilt Travel Hotel: $200 (Semi Annual Calendar Year)
Bilt Travel Portal hotel credit. Requires 2-night minimum stay. Subject to reversal/clawback if booking is canceled, modified, or account is closed within 90 days of receiving credit.
Lounge Access (1)
- Priority Pass Select (Unlimited) — 2 free guests
Protections (9)
- Trip Cancellation/Interruption — up to $2,000 — Up to $2,000 per covered trip or $5,000 per account per 12-month period for nonrefundable trip costs when cancelled for covered reasons. Must pay entire trip with card.
- Trip Delay — up to $300 — Up to $300 per trip when delayed 6+ hours, 1 claim per 12-month period
- Baggage Delay — up to $250 — Up to $250 per claim for essential personal items when baggage is delayed, 2 claims per 12-month period
- Lost Luggage — up to $1,500 — Up to $1,500 per incident for lost or damaged checked or carry-on luggage, 2 claims per 12-month period. Luggage considered lost after missing for 10 consecutive days.
- Purchase Protection — up to $1,000 — 90 days coverage for theft or damage up to $1,000 per claim, $50,000 per account per 12-month period
- Extended Warranty — up to $10,000 — Doubles manufacturer warranty of 24 months or less, up to $10,000 in value. Must purchase item entirely with card.
- Price Protection — up to $250 — Covers the difference between purchase price and lower advertised price within 90 days. $25 minimum claim, up to $250 per claim, 4 claims per 12-month period.
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver (secondary) — Secondary MasterRental coverage for collision damage and theft when renting a vehicle (rentals under 31 days). Primary outside country of residence. Must decline rental company's optional waiver.
- Cell Phone Protection — up to $800 — Up to $800 per claim with $50 deductible, $1,000 per card per 12-month period, 2 claims per 12-month period. Covers all active lines on plan. Must pay monthly cell phone bill with card. Excludes damage that doesn’t interfere with calls.
Other Perks
- Earn unlimited 1X Bilt Points on rent and mortgage payments (no transaction fees when funded with Bilt Cash)
- Earn 2X Bilt Points + 4% Bilt Cash on all everyday purchases (excludes rent/mortgage)
- Bilt Gold status through the rest of the calendar year earned and the following calendar year (with welcome bonus)
- Rent Day: for a 24-hour period on the 1st of each calendar month, earn double points on all non-rent purchases, capped at 1,000 bonus points; rent/mortgage still earns 1X on Rent Day (FrequentMiler's Bilt Rewards guide, frequentmiler.com/bilt-rewards-complete-guide/, and bilt.com, read 08/09/26)
- Points Accelerator: for $200 Bilt Cash, activate a bonus +1 point per dollar on eligible purchases (excludes rent/mortgage), capped at $5,000 spend per activation, up to 5 activations per calendar year; not available to Bilt Blue cardholders (FrequentMiler's Bilt Rewards guide, frequentmiler.com/bilt-rewards-complete-guide/, and bilt.com, read 08/09/26)
- Bilt Cash can be used dollar-for-dollar for Lyft, hotel, dining, fitness, home delivery, and other Bilt partner credits
- Up to $100 Bilt Cash rolls over to the next calendar year; remainder expires Dec 31
- Earn $50 in Bilt Cash for every 25,000 Bilt Points earned during a calendar year
- Primary cardholders can choose whether points and Bilt Cash earned by authorized users credit to primary's or authorized user's Bilt Rewards account
- Rent and mortgage payments debit directly from linked bank account (does not use credit line)
- Free reporting of on-time rent payments to major credit bureaus
- 10% introductory APR on new purchases for first 12 months
- Mastercard World Legend benefits including concierge service
- Redeem points for 1.25 cents per point through Bilt Travel portal
- $200 of Bilt Cash issued annually (a Bilt-ecosystem currency redeemable at partner merchants, not a statement credit)