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Considering that credit card companies are required to state if a card is issued by a third-party or issuing bank, is there any incentive to avoid these types of cards and prefer those issued by the primary company itself?

Are there security and/or consumer-protection concerns worth noting?

Does this make dealing with fraudulent activity more difficult?

Why would a consumer care whether or not a card is provided by an issuing bank?

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    United states? And do you have any examples? I literally cannot think of one except Amex... Most (all) branded credit cards have an issuing bank, HSBC has a big business of branded credit cards, the bank just takes a secondary position to the branding. The amazon cards the southwest card are both Chase, etc.
    – quid
    Sep 14, 2017 at 19:07
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    Discover I believe also falls into this category, if I understand correctly...
    – PGnome
    Sep 14, 2017 at 19:25
  • I think the difference is marginal either way, but if anything, maybe there's a slight advantage towards those with a separate third-party bank, because you possibly get two different customer service departments you can speak to if there's a problem, both of which would have incentive to help you.
    – TTT
    Sep 14, 2017 at 22:15
  • Researching cards, I noticed Ally Bank (USA) offers a credit card issued by TD Bank. PayPal issues cards under Synchrony Bank.
    – user59742
    Sep 14, 2017 at 23:12
  • Some store credit cards are funded by the store and run by the store. I don't have statistics on how many are run by the store and how many by a bank. I only have a couple of store credit cards, and when I look at my bill they all take me to a web site with the name of a bank on it.
    – Jay
    Sep 15, 2017 at 18:25

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From personal experience, there are no difference between a credit card issued by a bank (Chase, BoA, etc.) or not (Amex). Discover does have a "traditional" banking side to it (i.e. checking/savings accounts). All these companies are considered "banks" since they all make loans. A major plus to having a credit card issued by a bank is that you can then have access to the other services that bank offers.

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