Three Discover cards named to Money's best list

RIVERWOODS -The Discover it Card, Discover it Miles Card and Discover it Secured Card were named to Money Magazine's Best Credit Cards list for 2016-2017.

It marks the third consecutive year that Discover card products have been selected for Money's annual list.

The Discover it Card was recognized as the Best Cash Back Credit Card for Maximizers, and the Discover it Miles Card ranked as the Best Cash Back Credit Card in Year One. The Discover it Secured Credit Card, which launched earlier this year, was named the Best Secured Credit Card.

"When you add up all the benefits of being a Discover cardmember - from flexible rewards to award-winning U.S.-based customer service - we love how our credit card portfolio stacks up against the industry, across all categories," said Julie Loeger, Discover's executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "We have always been committed to offering innovative credit card products that serve our cardmembers' needs. Having three of our cards named to MONEY's Best Credit Cards list speaks to that commitment."

To pick the winners, Money and NerdWallet evaluated more than 2,200 current credit card offers, focusing on rewards, fees, introductory and regular APRs, signup bonuses, and other, more specialized perks. For each category, MONEY set parameters for what constituted a winner, and NerdWallet scoured its database to find candidates, disclosing to MONEY any issuers from which it receives compensation when people apply through its site. MONEY then independently compared and fact-checked the cards and made the final decisions.