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Credit card · issued by PNC Bank

PNC Cash Unlimited® Visa Signature®

Among the 9 credit cards we track, it ranks 5th by annual fee.

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PNC Bank

PNC Cash Unlimited® Visa Signature®

Illustration of PNC Cash Unlimited® Visa Signature®. It is a stylised drawing, not the issuer's actual card design.

What this card costs

3.5Bank Compass score

#5 of 9 by annual feeCash back
Annual fee
$0

Lower than 9 of the 41 cards we track

$0 – $795

Regular APR
18.49%–28.49%

Lower than 10 of the 39 cards we track

14.99% – 28.99%

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Credit score
Not verified yet

Figures read on PNC Bank's own page on 2026-08-03. Terms change without notice — see the source.

Our take

By Victor Gil Vazquez · Reviewed 2026-08-21

Unlimited 2% with no caps and no categories, from a branch bank. One of four cards in this catalog at the top of the flat-rate group.

Same rate, different bank

2% on all eligible purchases with no categories or caps puts this level with Citi Double Cash, Wells Fargo Active Cash and TD Double Up. There's no meaningful difference in the earning rate between the four, which makes the tiebreakers everything else: the intro period, the APR tier you'd land in, and whether you already bank there.

On intro periods this card is the weakest of the four — our data verifies no 0% introductory offer, where Double Cash gives 18 months on transfers and Active Cash 12 months on purchases. On banking relationship it's the strongest of the four for anyone already at PNC, which runs 2,418 branches, the largest regional network in this catalog.

A source caveat

The APR range of 18.49% to 28.49% comes from a secondary source rather than from PNC's own rate table, which we could not fetch directly. It's flagged on the page and it's worth confirming before you apply — a card's APR is the one figure that should never be taken second-hand.

That said, the range is unremarkable: the floor sits mid-pack for this catalog and the ceiling is common across it. It's the verification status rather than the number itself that's the caveat here.

2% with nothing attached, for better and for worse

This is the plainest of the four 2% cards in this catalog: no categories, no caps, no split payment mechanic, and no introductory 0% period at all. Citi Double Cash brings 18 months on transfers and Wells Fargo Active Cash brings 12; this brings none. What you get is the rate, permanently, from day one.

That suits exactly one person: someone who clears the balance every month and does not want to think about the card again. For that person an intro period is worth nothing anyway, and the absence of one costs nothing.

The APR carries a caveat worth reading

18.49% to 28.49% is mid-field here, but this site records it as coming from a secondary source that we could not cross-check against pnc.com. Every figure on this page links to where it came from and when it was read; this one is flagged because the issuer's own page did not confirm it directly.

For a card you intend to clear monthly that caveat is close to harmless - the rate you never pay does not need to be precise. If there is any chance of carrying a balance, read PNC's own disclosure first, because the number this page shows is not the one we would want you to rely on.

2% with nothing attached, for better and for worse

This is the plainest of the four 2% cards in this catalog: no categories, no caps, no split payment mechanic, and no introductory 0% period at all. Citi Double Cash brings 18 months on transfers and Wells Fargo Active Cash brings 12; this brings none. What you get is the rate, permanently, from day one.

That suits exactly one person: someone who clears the balance every month and does not want to think about the card again. For that person an intro period is worth nothing anyway, and the absence of one costs nothing.

The APR carries a caveat worth reading

18.49% to 28.49% is mid-field here, but this site records it as coming from a secondary source that we could not cross-check against pnc.com. Every figure on this page links to where it came from and when it was read; this one is flagged because the issuer's own page did not confirm it directly.

For a card you intend to clear monthly that caveat is close to harmless - the rate you never pay does not need to be precise. If there is any chance of carrying a balance, read PNC's own disclosure first, because the number this page shows is not the one we would want you to rely on.

What stands out

  • Unlimited 2% on all eligible purchases, with no categories or caps.
  • No annual fee.
  • Backed by the largest regional branch network in this catalog.
  • No first-year step-down, unlike Bank of America's Unlimited Cash Rewards.

What to watch

  • No verified 0% intro period, unlike three of the four flat 2% cards here.
  • The APR range comes from a secondary source, not PNC's own rate table.
  • No bonus categories, so concentrated spending earns no more than anywhere else.
  • No verified welcome bonus in our data.
Best for
An existing PNC customer who wants a permanent flat 2% card at the bank they already use.
Look elsewhere if
You want an intro 0% period alongside the 2% — Citi Double Cash and Wells Fargo Active Cash both have one.

This section is our own assessment, written from the verified figures further down this page. It is not a recommendation, and no institution has any influence over it — see the advertiser disclosure and editorial policy.

Rewards and welcome bonus

Unlimited 2% cash back on all eligible purchases, no categories or caps
What it earns
Unlimited 2% cash back on all eligible purchases, no categories or caps
Welcome bonus
No current offer verified. Bonuses are the most volatile figure a card has, and publishing an expired one is worse than publishing none — check the issuer's page.

What kind of card this is

  • No annual fee
  • Cash back

Fees, APR and the fine print

$0 annual fee · 18.49%–28.49%
Annual fee
$0
Regular APR
18.49%–28.49%
Foreign transaction fee
Not verified yet
Credit score the issuer asks for
Not verified yet

What we like, and what to watch

No annual fee
  • No annual fee
  • Unlimited 2% cash back on all eligible purchases, no categories or caps

Every line above is derived from a figure the issuer publishes — never a claim of our own. How we rank and verify everything.

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