U.S. Bank is a large diversified commercial bank offering financial products and services to consumers, businesses, governmental agencies and institutions. Its official fact sheet states that U.S. Bancorp is the publicly traded parent company of U.S. Bank, which is the customer-facing bank brand.
U.S. Bank is the bank entity/brand; U.S. Bancorp is its publicly traded parent company.
U.S. Bank announced the Business Essentials Visa and Business Essentials Plus Visa Signature cards on September 28. Both advertise unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases, with higher total rewards tied to qualifying business-checking balances. The standard card has no annual fee; the Plus card has a $295 annual fee and an additional top-category reward.
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