U.S. Bank Altitude
U.S. Bank's Altitude portfolio uses product-specific earning and redemption rules inside a wider issuer lineup of travel, cash-back, retail, and business cards.
Altitude is not one universally interchangeable balance across every U.S. Bank product; card-level terms govern pooling, value, and redemption access.
The owner, currency, and rules of entry. Administrative essentials, mercifully without the brochure.
- Parent organization
- U.S. Bank National Association
- Program currency
- Altitude points
- Program status
- Active
- Primary market
- United States
- Enrollment eligibility
- Participation requires an eligible issuer product or account under the current program terms.
- Enrollment cost
- No separate program enrollment fee; card and account fees remain product-specific.
- Official program links
- Homepage ↗Program terms ↗
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
A bank may issue the plastic, but the currency still decides what you actually own. Cards are grouped by purpose, partner, and audience—with no points casually reassigned by typography.
Card portfolio
Airline cards
Korean Air SKYPASS
Personal
SKYPASS SkyBlue Visa Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- SKYPASS miles
- Program relationship
- Earns the named partner currency, not the featured bank currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
SKYPASS Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- SKYPASS miles
- Program relationship
- Earns the named partner currency, not the featured bank currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 99
SKYPASS Select Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- SKYPASS miles
- Program relationship
- Earns the named partner currency, not the featured bank currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 450
Travel cards
Personal
U.S. Bank Altitude Go Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Altitude points
- Program relationship
- Directly earns the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Altitude points
- Program relationship
- Directly earns the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Altitude points
- Program relationship
- Directly earns the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 400
Business
U.S. Bank Business Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Altitude points
- Program relationship
- Directly earns the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 95
U.S. Bank Business Leverage Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- U.S. Bank rewards points
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 95
U.S. Bank Business Altitude Power Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Altitude points
- Program relationship
- Directly earns the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 195
Cash back cards
Personal
U.S. Bank Cash+ Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 95
U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Business
U.S. Bank Business Triple Cash Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Shopping & other cards
Amazon
Business
Amazon Business Visa Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Amazon rewards
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Amazon Business Prime Visa Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- Amazon rewards
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Harley-Davidson
Personal
Harley-Davidson Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
- Earns
- H-D Genuine Rewards points
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Kroger Family
Personal
Dillons Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Fred Meyer Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Fry's Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Harris Teeter Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
King Soopers Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Kroger Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Mariano's Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Pick 'n Save and Metro Market Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
QFC Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Ralphs Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
Smith's Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
- Earns
- Cash back
- Program relationship
- Part of the issuer portfolio; it does not directly earn the featured program currency.
- Annual fee
- USD 0
The headline rate is only half the story. What counts—and what quietly does not—is where the arithmetic gets interesting.
Airline cards
Korean Air SKYPASS
Personal
SKYPASS SkyBlue Visa Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 SKYPASS mile per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
SKYPASS Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 SKYPASS mile per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
SKYPASS Select Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 SKYPASS mile per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Travel cards
Personal
U.S. Bank Altitude Go Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Altitude point per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
Travel Center hotels and car rentals
5 Altitude points per 1 USD
Eligible prepaid hotel and car-rental bookings
Book through: U.S. Bank Travel Center
Travel
4 Altitude points per 1 USD
Eligible travel purchases
Gas and EV charging
4 Altitude points per 1 USD
Eligible gas-station and EV-charging purchases
Limited to the first USD 1,000 in combined category purchases each quarter
Dining, streaming, and grocery stores
2 Altitude points per 1 USD
Eligible dining, streaming-service, and grocery-store purchases
Grocery excludes discount stores, supercenters, and wholesale clubs
All other eligible purchases
1 Altitude point per 1 USD
All other eligible purchases
U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Altitude point per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Business
U.S. Bank Business Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Altitude point per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
U.S. Bank Business Leverage Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 U.S. Bank rewards point per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
U.S. Bank Business Altitude Power Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1.5 Altitude points per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Cash back cards
Personal
U.S. Bank Cash+ Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
U.S. Bank Shopper Cash Rewards Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1.5 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
2 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Business
U.S. Bank Business Triple Cash Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Shopping & other cards
Amazon
Business
Amazon Business Visa Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Amazon rewards per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Amazon Business Prime Visa Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Amazon rewards per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Harley-Davidson
Personal
Harley-Davidson Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
General eligible purchases
1 H-D Genuine Rewards point per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Kroger Family
Personal
Dillons Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Fred Meyer Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Fry's Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Harris Teeter Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
King Soopers Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Kroger Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Mariano's Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Pick 'n Save and Metro Market Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
QFC Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Ralphs Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
Smith's Rewards World Elite Mastercard
Mastercard · Open
General eligible purchases
1 Cash back per 1 USD
General eligible purchases
How earning works
Eligible spend on a directly participating card
1 Altitude point per 1 USD
What counts: Eligible purchases on a directly participating product
Does not count: Fees, returns, cash equivalents, and product-specific exclusions
Pricing rules matter more than the word “free,” which is doing heroic work in most loyalty brochures.
Travel cards
Personal
U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card
Visa · Open
TSA PreCheck credit
Receive a statement credit for an eligible TSA PreCheck application fee under the card's published renewal terms.
Charge the eligible application fee to the card
Ways to redeem
Issuer travel booking
Value and availability depend on the eligible product and booking channel
Search: Official issuer travel or rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited
Cash or statement credit
Value depends on the currency, product, and selected redemption
Search: Official rewards account
Online: Available
Phone: Limited