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Milestone Mastercard card

Milestone Mastercard

4.2Rebuilding credit without a depositFacts verified October 12, 2026
Written by Kenji NiwaEdited by Kenji Niwa

The Milestone Mastercard is an unsecured card from The Bank of Missouri for people with less than perfect credit. The offer we checked has a $700 limit, a 35.9% APR, a $175 first-year fee and a monthly fee after year one. It reports to all three credit bureaus.

$700

Credit limit

$175 first year

Annual fee

35.9%

APR

The details

Annual fee
$175 first year, then $49
Monthly fee
$0 first year, then $12.50/mo
APR
35.9%
Credit limit
$700
Security deposit
None
Late fee
Up to $41
Foreign transaction fee
1% of each transaction
Cash advance fee
$5 or 5% (max $100)
Credit check
Yes
Bureaus reported
Equifax, Experian and TransUnion (all 3)
Issuer bank
The Bank of Missouri

Facts come from the issuer's own terms, checked October 12, 2026. Confirm them on the issuer's site before you apply.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • No security deposit required. You keep your cash.
  • A declined application leaves no hard inquiry on your report.
  • Monthly payments go to all three major credit bureaus.

Cons

  • The offer we checked has a $175 first-year fee, then $49 a year. That first fee takes your $700 limit down to about $525.
  • A $12.50 monthly fee starts in year two, so expect $150 more a year.
  • The APR is 35.9%, and a late payment or over-limit charge can cost up to $41.

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A warning from Firstcard

  • High APR. 35.9% is well above the U.S. average of 22.15% for cards that charge interest (Federal Reserve, Q2 2026). If you can't pay in full every month, a balance gets expensive fast.
  • The annual fee makes it cost more than the APR shows. A $325 fee on a $700 limit is 46% of your line. Add it to the 35.9% APR and you pay about 82% a year on a $700 balance.
  • Low limit, so watch your credit use. On a $700 limit, a $210 purchase already uses 30% of your line, and high credit use can lower your score. Pay right after you buy, before your statement closes.

U.S. average APR on accounts assessed interest: Federal Reserve G.19, Q2 2026.

How credit use affects your score: myFICO on amounts owed.

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