Capital One Guaranteed Secured Mastercard®

Capital One Guaranteed Secured Mastercard®

Work on rebuilding or establishing credit with no frills or fuss with the Capital One Guaranteed Secured Mastercard®. It offers 6 types of insurance, including travel coverage that's a rare find on secured cards.

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$0
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Pros & cons

Pros

  • Has guaranteed approval.*
  • Includes everyday and travel benefits.
  • $0 annual fee.

Cons

  • No rewards on purchases.

Your rewards

How you earn rewards

This card does not earn rewards on purchases.

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Details and eligibility

Estimated Credit Score
300 - 559
Personal Income
N/A
Household Income
N/A
Canadian resident who has reached the provincial age of majority.
Annual Fee
$0.00
Extra Card Fee
$0
Card type
Credit
Purchase
21.90% - 29.90%
Cash Advance
21.90% - 29.90%
Balance Transfer
21.90% - 29.90%

Insurance coverage

Extended Warranty
1 year
Purchase Protection
120 days
Price Protection
Yes
Travel Accident
$250,000
Baggage Delay
$300
Rental Car Theft & Damage
Yes

Please review your insurance certificate for details, exclusions and limitations of your coverage, terms and conditions apply.

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Genius Rating

Capital One Guaranteed Secured Mastercard's 2.5 Genius Rating is based on the weighted average of the following scores:

Rewards
0.0
Fees
3.9
Insurance
1.7
Interest
0.4
Perks
0.0
Approval
4.6
Acceptance
4.6

Methodology

All scores are produced by our math-based rating algorithm that takes into account over 126 credit card features.

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Key benefits

  • Guaranteed approval if you meet a few simple requirements.*
  • Requires a security fund as collateral, which will be returned if/when you close your account.
  • Includes everyday and travel benefits.
  • $0 annual fee.
  • Annual interest rate on purchases, cash advances and balance transfers: 21.9% for residents of Quebec, 29.9% for residents of the rest of Canada.

User review

1.0 out of 5

Reviewed by 1 Canadian

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1 stars
100%
Kev 5 months ago
1

I was with capital one for around 3 years. Always in good standing and 100% of my payments made on time. Went to use my card to pay my phone bill like i do every month and it wouldnt go through. Found out it "permanently restricted" and then when i called them to find out why or how to fix it they closed my account for "business decisions". So i waited 30 days and applied for this card. Got approved, used it once and then same deal happened with this one. This caused my credit score to tank which i was working on rebuilding. Horrible experience and would highly recommend staying as far away from captial one as possible. Had to put ★☆☆☆☆ but really its ☆☆☆☆☆. 0/10

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