• What is Householding?
• Which City National Bank products are eligible for Householding?
• What Cards will be included in a Household?
• Can I link both my consumer and business cards to the same Rewards Account?
• Is there a cost to Household my Visa Consumer Check Cards, Visa Business Check Cards, Visa Consumer Credit Cards and/or Visa Commercial Credit Cards?
• Who is eligible to redeem Points?
• Who is the Consumer Primary Cardholder and the Business Primary Cardholder?
• How can I remove my Card from a Household?
• Why am I unable to redeem Points from my Household?
• Our business organization has a Visa Commercial Credit Card account and a Business checking account under which Cards have been issued to our individual employees. Can individual employees redeem the Points earned on their individual Cards?
• My business organization has Cards with a total of 100,000 Points. The business was just sold and we want to close our accounts and all related Cards. How long does the business have to redeem the Points?
• Can I transfer miles/Points from non-City National Rewards cards over to my City National Rewards card(s)?

What is Householding?
A. Householding is the ability to combine the Points earned from multiple City National Visa® Consumer Check Cards, Visa Business Check Cards, Visa Consumer Credit Cards, and Visa Commercial Cards into one Rewards Account for redemption. City National will automatically combine into a Household those Qualifying Cards that share the same Customer I.D. Number. See FAQ “What Cards will be included in a Household” for more information.

Which City National Bank products are eligible for Householding?
A. Clients who have City National Visa Check Cards, Visa Business Check Cards, Visa Credit Cards, or Visa Commercial Cards with City National Rewards are eligible for Householding.

What Cards will be included in a Household?
A. City National will automatically combine into a Household those Qualifying Cards that share the same Customer I.D. Number.  Qualifying Cards are those Cards that are issued under an account which is open and in good standing (i.e., not delinquent or otherwise unavailable for use) and which meets such other conditions as determined by CNB.  Customer I.D. Number refers to the unique identification number assigned to an account by CNB, which number is assigned to each Card issued under the account.  Accounts assigned the same tax identification number in CNB’s records will have the same Customer ID Number.  

If you wish to develop a Household outside of the automatic Householding parameters, you may submit an application by visiting our Rewards program web site, cnb.com/rewards and clicking on the “Householding” link.

Is there a cost to Household my Visa Consumer Check Cards, Visa Business Check Cards, Visa Consumer Credit Cards and/or Visa Commercial Credit Cards?
A. No, there is no cost to Household your cards into one Rewards Account. 

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Who is eligible to redeem Points?
A. For Consumer Households, only the Consumer Primary Cardholder for the credit cards or check cards can redeem Points. 

For Business Households, except as otherwise indicated in Q.10 below, only an Authorized Redeemer can redeem Points.  A business may identify and authorize up to two (2) individuals as Authorized Redeemers to access, view, manage and redeem the Points by completing and submitting a City National Points Redemption Authorization Form located on our web site, www.cnb.com/rewards, under the “Householding" Link. 

If Points are accumulated from a Household, including both consumer and business Cards, only the business may redeem the Points.

Who is the Consumer Primary Cardholder and the Business Primary Cardholder?
A.  The Consumer Primary Cardholder means the individual(s) whose Card is designated as the Consumer Primary Card by CNB to be the Primary Card in the Household.
 
The Business Primary Cardholder means the individual(s) whose Card is designated as the Business Primary Card by CNB and is primarily linked to the Business Checking Account.

To confirm if you are the Consumer Primary Cardholder or Business Primary Cardholder, as the case may be, please contact CNB Customer Service at 1-800-773-7100.

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How can I remove my Card from a Household?
A. Contact Award Headquarters at 1-800-411-0596 to request removal of your Card from a Household.  If your card is a Visa Business Check Card or a Visa Commercial Credit Card, the removal of your Card is subject to the written approval of the business organization that is obligated on the associated Business checking account and Visa Commercial Credit Card account, respectively. 

Why am I unable to redeem Points from my Household?
A. You will not be able to redeem Points if you are not the Consumer Primary Cardholder.  If you are a Business Check Card holder or a Visa Commercial Card holder, only the Business Primary Cardholder or the Authorized Redeemer(s), as applicable, may redeem Points on behalf of the business organization’s Household.  In addition, if you are unable to redeem Points from your Household, please confirm your account status to ensure your Card is not delinquent or otherwise not available for use.  If you have questions about your Card status, please contact City National Bank at 1-800-773-7100.

Our business organization has a Visa Commercial Credit Card account and a Business checking account under which Cards have been issued to our individual employees.  Can individual employees redeem the Points earned on their individual Cards?
A. With Visa Commercial Credit Cards and Visa Business Check Cards, under Householding, your business organization earns and has the right to redeem the Points earned on the Cards.  To redeem the Points, your business organization needs to identify and authorize up to two (2) individuals as Authorized Redeemers to access, view, manage and redeem the Points.  If your business organization would like to have the individual employee cardholders earn and redeem the Points on their individual Cards, you can elect to do so by completing and submitting the appropriate Redemption Authorization Form by visiting our Rewards program web site, www.cnb.com/rewards and clicking on the “Householding” link.   Points earned by individual employee cardholders will not be included in the Household.

My business organization has Cards with a total of 100,000 Points. The business was just sold and we want to close our accounts and all related Cards.  How long does the business have to redeem the Points?
A. If the Account and Cards are closed, any unredeemed Points remaining on the date of the Accounts/Cards closure are forfeited and expire. So, your business needs to redeem the Points before you close the Accounts/Cards.

Can I transfer miles/Points from non-City National Rewards cards over to my City National Rewards card(s)?

No, you cannot transfer miles/Points from another issuer’s program to your City National Card(s). 

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