Increase Your Preferred Rewards with an Eligible Bank of America® Credit Card

Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards

Here's how your cash rewards annual earn is calculated:

Example of Cash Rewards annual spend using Online Shopping as the Choice category

Sample monthly purchases	% Cash back	Cash back earned
$300 Online shopping (Choice category)	3%	$9.00
$500 Grocery stores & wholesale clubs	2%	$10.00
$200 Dining out	1%	$2.00
$550 Recurring utility payments	1%	$5.50
$150 Gas	1%	$1.50
Estimated monthly cash back total		$28.00
Estimated annual cash back total		$336.00

You'll earn 3% and 2% cash back on the first $2,500 in combined choice category/grocery store/wholesale club purchases each quarter, then earn 1%. Choice categories are Gas (default), Online Shopping, Dining, Travel, Drug Stores or Home Improvement/Furnishing and may be changed once per calendar month.

Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards

Here's how your cash rewards annual earn is calculated:

Example of Cash Rewards annual spend using Online Shopping as the Choice category

Sample monthly purchases	Cash back earned
$300 Online shopping (Choice category) x 3% cash back	$9.00
$500 Grocery stores & wholesale clubs x 2% cash back	$10.00
$200 Dining out x 1% cash back	$2.00
$550 Recurring utility payments x 1% cash back	$5.50
$150 Gas x 1% cash back	$1.50
Estimated monthly cash back total	$28.00
Estimated annual cash back total	$336.00

Bank of America^® Travel Rewards

Here's how your travel rewards points are calculated:

	$1000 / month card purchases		12 months		$12,000 annual purchases total
	$12,000 annual purchases total		1.5 points per dollar spent		18,000 points

Sample annual purchases	Points per dollar	Points earned
$1,700 Gas	x 1.5	2,550 points
$3,200 Recurring utility payments	x 1.5	4,800 points
$3,500 Grocery stores & wholesale clubs	x 1.5	5,250 points
$3,600 Dining out and travel	x 2	7,200 points
Estimated annual points earned		19,800 points

Sample annual purchases	Points earned
$1,700 Gas x 1.5% cash back	2,550 points
$3,200 Recurring utility payments x 1.5% cash back	4,800 points
$3,500 Grocery stores & wholesale clubs x 1.5% cash back	5,250 points
$3,600 Dining out and travel x 2% cash back	7,200 points
Estimated annual points earned	19,800 points

Preferred Rewards tier	Preferred Rewards bonus percentage	Estimated annual cash back total	Result
Gold tier	25%	$336.00	$84.00
Platinum tier	50%	$336.00	$168.00
Platinum Honors tier	75%	$336.00	$252.00

Preferred Rewards tier	Preferred Rewards bonus percentage	Estimated annual points earned	Result
Gold tier	25%	18,000	4,500 points
Platinum tier	50%	18,000	9,000 points
Platinum Honors tier	75%	18,000	13,500 points

Preferred Rewards tier	Preferred Rewards bonus percentage	Estimated annual points earned	Result
Gold tier	25%	19,800	4,950 points
Platinum tier	50%	19,800	9,900 points
Platinum Honors tier	75%	19,800	14,850 points

Most Bank of America^® branded consumer credit cards (such as the Unlimited Cash Rewards, Customized Cash Rewards, Travel Rewards and Premium Rewards^® credit cards) are eligible to receive the Preferred Rewards bonus, as long as the card account is open with active charging privileges. If your credit card receives the 10% customer bonus, the Preferred Rewards bonus will replace the 10% customer bonus.

Cards not eligible for the rewards bonus:

Non-rewards credit cards
Business purpose credit cards
BankAmericard Better Balance Rewards^®
Merrill^® branded (including MERRILL+^®, Merrill Octave^® American Express^® and Private Banking and Investment Group Octave^® American Express^®)
Bank of America^® Private Bank Octave^®
AAA^® Gas Rebate
Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard^®
Alaska Airlines^®
Allegiant World Mastercard^®
Amtrak Guest Rewards^®
Amway™
Asiana Airlines^®
Celebrity Cruises^®
Royal Caribbean International^®
Sonesta World Mastercard^®
Spirit Airlines^®
Virgin Atlantic Airways^®

This list is subject to change without prior notice.

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Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards

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Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards

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Bank of America^® Travel Rewards

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Bank of America^® Travel Rewards

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Bank of America^® Premium Rewards^®

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Bank of America^® Premium Rewards^®

Here's how your Premium Rewards annual earn is calculated:

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$1000 / month card purchases x 12 months	$12,000 annual purchases total
$12,000 annual purchases amount x 1.5 points per dollar spent	18,000 points

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Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards

Here's how your cash rewards annual earn is calculated:

Bank of America® Customized Cash Rewards

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Bank of America® Travel Rewards

Here's how your travel rewards points are calculated:

Bank of America® Travel Rewards

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Bank of America® Premium Rewards®

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Bank of America® Premium Rewards®

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