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Diamond Preferred

CitiPersonal cardMastercard

Credits 0

This card has no statement credits that expire.

Perks 1

Benefits you use rather than credits that post to your statement.

Hotel Collection by Citi Travel

Hotel Collection rates booked on Citi Travel with the card include daily breakfast for two, free Wi-Fi, and early check-in and late checkout when available.

Also included

  • Longest Citi intro APR on balance transfers
  • Intro APR on purchases
  • Mastercard ID Theft Protection

Before you apply

Citi’s application rules, as reported by people who applied. Banks don’t publish most of these. All banks’ rules

1/8 Firm rule

Only one Citi application every 8 days, counting personal and business cards together. Applying again within 8 days gets declined. Citi counts declined applications too, and this app can’t see those.

2/65 Firm rule

At most two Citi applications in any 65-day stretch. A third application within 65 days gets declined, and declined applications count.

business 1/95 Soft rule

Roughly one Citi business card application every 90 to 95 days. Another business application inside that window gets declined.

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