{"slug":"sallie-mae-accelerate-credit-card-sign-up-bonus","category":"card","institutionSlug":"sallie-mae","product":"Accelerate Credit Card","title":"Sallie Mae Accelerate Credit Card: $200 bonus","bonus":"$200","unit":"cash","amount":200,"reqShort":"$1,000 in purchases within 3 months","expiresOn":null,"status":"live","verifiedOn":"2026-08-01","reports":0,"openIssues":0,"states":null,"referralGated":false,"hardPull":true,"chex":null,"fee":"Not stated on this page","keep":"","posts":"","applyDomain":"salliemae.com","applyUrl":"https://www.salliemae.com/credit-cards","summary":"Sallie Mae's Accelerate Mastercard offers new cardholders $200 cash back after spending $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months. The card also lets you redeem rewards at 2% cash back toward paying down a student loan.","reqSteps":["Open a Sallie Mae Accelerate credit card account.","Spend at least $1,000 on purchases within the first 3 months.","Receive the $200 cash back bonus."],"finePrint":["Both Accelerate and Evolve customers receive unlimited 1.5% cash back on all purchases.","Accelerate cardholders get 2% cash back on rewards redeemed to pay down any federal or private student loan.","Offer is available to both current and new credit card holders."],"listedOn":"2026-08-01","listedAt":"2026-08-01T13:06:26.204Z","memberReports":[],"history":[],"ruleIds":[],"sources":[{"label":"news.salliemae.com offer page","url":"https://news.salliemae.com/news-releases/news-releases-details/2021/Sallie-Mae-Enhances-Cash-Back-Features-on-Accelerate-and-Evolve-Credit-Cards/","checkedOn":"2026-08-01"}],"needsVerification":false}