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18 cards ranked

Best credit card to use at Forever 21.

Department StoreOnline Shopping

Forever 21 is a fast fashion chain operated under Sparc Group with about 380 U.S. stores plus forever21.com after returning from bankruptcy in 2020. Pricing skews very low so category bonuses matter less in absolute dollars, but most cards still code in person purchases as department store and web orders as online shopping. There is no current Forever 21 branded credit card, so the free F21 Rewards program is the only stacking option beyond credit card rewards.

Picks without a tag earn at Forever 21 both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on forever21.com.

  1. #1
    U.S. Bank
    5% on department stores if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)
    Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined
    5%
  2. #2
    Bank of America Cash Rewards SecuredOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  3. #3
    Bank of America Customized Cash RewardsOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  4. #4
    American Express
    3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. online retail purchases
    3%
  5. #5
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  6. #6
    American Express
    4x points on online shopping
    Eligible U.S. online retail purchases
    2.0%4x points
  7. #7
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  8. #8
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  9. #9
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Tiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.
    2%
  10. #10
    Elan Financial Services
    2% flat-rate cashback
    When deposited into an eligible Fidelity account
    2%
  11. #11
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases
    2%
  12. #12
    Chase
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2.5% on purchases of $5,000 or more per transaction
    2%
  13. #13
    WebBank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  14. #14
    Navy Federal
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Issued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%
    2%
  15. #15
    PNC
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  16. #16
    U.S. Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  17. #17
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  18. #18
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%

Last updated July 28, 2026