Credit Repair Glossary
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Affinity Card
A type of credit card that is offered jointly by two organizations. One is a credit card issuer and the other is a professional association, special interest group or other non-bank company. For example, Citibank and American Airlines sponsor the Citibank AAdvantage card (an affinity credit card).
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