Credit Card "Pre-Selector" sites?
#126
Posted 07 August 2008 - 08:49 PM
#127
Posted 09 August 2008 - 05:30 AM
What an excellent idea, this thread.
qvdavid, I got the same offer. Like you, I jumped at the chance. After a night's rest, I'm starting to regret it. $49/year is awfully high, and if you close the account down, your FICO will probably go down. I'm wondering if I should stick w/secured cards until I'm able to qualify for "real" cards with much lower fees.
I received my HSBC card yesterday w/ 300 limit... called the magic number and asked for a CLI and she put me on hold, came back and said "sorry, not at this time" so I said well I think I want to cancel because $300 is very low...she put me on hold again and said "I can increase $200 today so your new credit limit is $500"
I'm thinking of doing that when I recieve my card. What are the chances that they would call my bluff?
#128
Posted 14 August 2008 - 08:52 PM
Applied and was denied - too many inq in 6 months, too new of accounts, and something similar.
That almost seems like fraudulent inducement.
#129
Posted 15 August 2008 - 07:19 PM
#130
Posted 16 August 2008 - 02:43 AM
They pulled EX and TU on the 31st then they pulled EQ on the 14th.
Checked online today and they closed my Platinum Plus Visa with a $7000 limit.
And gave me Bank of America Accelerated Rewards American Express with and $8000 limit.
The platinum plus was only 6 months old so i dont care about the history.
But 3 hard pulls hurts.
At least it is an Amex with rewards and will get alot of use at COSTCO.
#131
Posted 16 August 2008 - 11:58 AM
Denied by AMEX
#132
Posted 16 August 2008 - 07:25 PM
I know it's not much, my highest though and I'm just so happy my credit is finally improving!! YAY!!!
#133
Posted 18 August 2008 - 02:27 PM
works best when you first activate the card.........
What if I don't activate it? I thought that you can send the card back w/o activating it and you get your fee back or something like that?
#134
Posted 23 August 2008 - 10:19 AM
#135
Posted 25 August 2008 - 10:15 PM
Has anyone herard of National City card? (I think that is it)
????
#136
Posted 26 August 2008 - 03:36 PM
Has anyone been preapproved for the HSBC weekender card and then declined when actually applying?
yes. I got that bad news just last week. Hard pull but I don't remember which CRB it was. Probably Exp =(
#137
Posted 03 September 2008 - 06:38 PM
Thanks!
Deb
#138
Posted 06 September 2008 - 10:57 PM
#139
Posted 07 September 2008 - 01:58 PM
#140
Posted 07 September 2008 - 02:03 PM
http://creditboards....howtopic=329435Has anyone herard of National City card? (I think that is it)
????
#141
Posted 08 September 2008 - 08:09 PM
On July 31st did BOA and got preapproved for the Bank of America Accelerated Rewards American Express. Applied got 30 day notice.
They pulled EX and TU on the 31st then they pulled EQ on the 14th.
Checked online today and they closed my Platinum Plus Visa with a $7000 limit.
And gave me Bank of America Accelerated Rewards American Express with and $8000 limit.
The platinum plus was only 6 months old so i dont care about the history.
But 3 hard pulls hurts.
At least it is an Amex with rewards and will get alot of use at COSTCO.
#142
Posted 08 September 2008 - 08:10 PM
I applied for the home depot store card online and it said 7-10 days. Is that going to be a denial? It said that further processing is required before a decision can be made.
#143
Posted 09 September 2008 - 06:18 AM
I applied online for Bestbuy store card and was told to call in immideatly. I was at work so I couldn't call in.. then when I got in and check the message it gave me the message I was declined. I called in and they said my BB application was denied however they could offer me the bestbuy mastercard. The limit on the mastercard would be set at $300 with a $59 AF. I said yes to it and this week I got in my e-mail a message about my bestbuy rewardzone account. Still haven't gotten the card yet but soon as it comes I'm going to call them up and cancel. After they denied me I applied for Amex and was approved for $8K CL so the hell with hsbc.
I IIB'ed a Best Buy card with HSBC, but I wonder if HSBC would give me a Best Buy Mastercard?
I do get a preapproval on the Weekender card, I wonder if the Best Buy Mastercard is harder to get.
Edited by hairmetal4ever, 09 September 2008 - 06:18 AM.
#144
Posted 10 September 2008 - 11:55 AM
Has anyone been preapproved for the HSBC weekender card and then declined when actually applying?
yes. I got that bad news just last week. Hard pull but I don't remember which CRB it was. Probably Exp =(
Yes, same for me.
#145
Posted 12 September 2008 - 04:18 PM
#146
Posted 13 September 2008 - 01:28 PM
well...the CRAP1 card will probably be THREE hard pulls. HSBC will probably offer you an alternative product if you are declined the 2% CB card (only one hard)So what are the chances of being pre-qualified and then denied during the real application? I just tried and was pre-qualified for Cap 1 Platinum and HSBC 2% cash back. It seems like a couple of weeks ago I was not pre-selected for either of these. I just don't want to waste a hard pull for nothing...I included both HSBC and Cap 1 in our BK about a year and a half ago.
#147
Posted 15 September 2008 - 04:33 PM
Has anyone been preapproved for the HSBC weekender card and then declined when actually applying?
yes. I got that bad news just last week. Hard pull but I don't remember which CRB it was. Probably Exp =(
Yes, same for me.Hard pull on Exp.
Was yours an immediate denial, or were you given the 7-10 day message? I got the "Your application cannot be finalized right now. 10-14 days blah blah decision" message, but I've gotten two calls in the last 24 hours that were from an automated unknown caller saying it was to verify my phone number. I'm hoping that means I wasn't declined. We'll see, I guess. My EX score is 660 and I've had a stable payment history and low util for the last 2 years, so it could go either way.
#148
Posted 16 September 2008 - 07:25 AM
#149
Posted 25 September 2008 - 06:19 PM
I checked my app status again last night, and now it says I was approved for $3000. All right! I guess the 10-14 day message isn't an auto decline. My only other CC's are a $250 Sears card from 1999 and a $300 Cap1 from 4/2008. I'm excited to finally have a card that isn't subprime.
what company gave you that 3K limit. Let me know!
#150
Posted 25 September 2008 - 08:07 PM
I checked my app status again last night, and now it says I was approved for $3000. All right! I guess the 10-14 day message isn't an auto decline. My only other CC's are a $250 Sears card from 1999 and a $300 Cap1 from 4/2008. I'm excited to finally have a card that isn't subprigme.
what company gave you that 3K limit. Let me know!
It's the HSBC Weekend Card. I was prequalified using the hsbc
preselector link. The card arrived today. Yay!
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