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Wells Fargo Autograph Journey: terms, score and downsides

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Rubric score 66.0% across 78 cards. Issuer page ↗

Downsides first

$95 annual fee
APR up to 28.49% if you carry a balance
Airlines 4x, hotels 5x; we use 3x 'other travel' conservatively.

Terms & fees

IssuerWells Fargo
Typetravel
Annual fee$95 creditcards.wellsfargo.com, 2026-10-12
Regular purchase APR19.49%–28.49% variable files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Rewards1% base; 3% dining; 3% travel creditcards.wellsfargo.com, 2026-10-12
Sign-up bonus (≈$)$600 60,000 bonus points after qualifying purchases (valued at 1¢) creditcards.wellsfargo.com, 2026-10-12
Intro APRnone No intro APR shown creditcards.wellsfargo.com, 2026-10-12
Foreign transaction feenone files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Penalty APRnone No penalty APR appears in the issuer's CFPB-filed agreement (only penalty fees are listed) consumerfinance.gov, 2026-06-30
Late feenot found files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Balance transfer feenot found files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Cash advance feenot found files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Credit needed620–719, 720+ (CFPB TCCP targeted tiers) files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Grace period25 days files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31
Cash advance APR29.49% files.consumerfinance.gov, 2025-12-31

Complaint record (CFPB)

Complaints, last 12 months22,635
Trend▲ 25.2% (last 12 mo 22,635 vs prior 12 mo 18,072)
Timely response (last 36 mo)100.0%
Per $1B deposits (12 mo)14.48
Top issueManaging an account
Insurance statusFDIC-insured: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (cert 3511, active; deposits $1,563.5B as of 06/30/2026)

Company-level (WELLS FARGO & COMPANY), all products, as of 2026-10-12. Wells Fargo complaints: full record → Shown for context; does not change the score.

Score breakdown

Annual fee 8.0/10Annual fee $95 (as of 2026-10-12). Rubric: $0=10, ≤$95=8, ≤$395=5, ≤$695=3, more=1 (perks/credits are not counted).
Rewards rate 5.0/10Base 1% on everything, top category 3% (as of 2026-10-12; points/miles valued at 1¢). Score = base/2%×7 + min(top,6)/6%×3. 1% base; 3% dining; 3% travel
Sign-up bonus 8.0/10Bonus ≈ $600: 60,000 bonus points after qualifying purchases (valued at 1¢) (as of 2026-10-12). Score = value/$75, max 10.
Intro 0% APR 0.0/10No intro APR shown (as of 2026-10-12). Score = months/21×10.
Regular APR 7.2/1019.49%–28.49% variable; CFPB TCCP range (as of 2025-12-31); midpoint 23.99%. Score = (34 − midpoint)/1.4, 0–10.
Foreign transaction fee 10.0/10No foreign transaction fee (as of 2025-12-31).
Regulatory record (CFPB) 8.0/10Issuer Wells Fargo: Base 10, −2 CFPB 2022-12

0.143×8.0 + 0.143×5.0 + 0.143×8.0 + 0.143×0.0 + 0.143×7.2 + 0.143×10.0 + 0.143×8.0 = 6.60 → 66.0%

Is Wells Fargo Autograph Journey worth it? (break-even math) →Value for my spending →

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FAQ

What is the Wells Fargo Autograph Journey annual fee?

$95

What is the Wells Fargo Autograph Journey APR?

19.49%–28.49% variable

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