um....Barclay approval? am I in the twilight zone?

[new_earth]

Feeling cocky from my Chase approvals, I decided to try for Barclay Rewards for Average credit, which I've been denied for in the past, denied also for Apple Visa, anything Barclay was a big NO. Shockingly approved. For $1300. Not a huge CL, but finally approved. Not that it's a necessity to have more than one card from them, but how are they with that? Having more than one Barclay card?

[new_earth]

found the answer to my question http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Card-App-Approvals/Getting-multiple-barclays-cards/td-p/22731...

Better to lay low then and just enjoy this one for a while. But what the....how in the world did this happen?

that requred a signature update....

[TRC2k13]

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@new_earth wrote:

Feeling cocky from my Chase approvals, I decided to try for Barclay Rewards for Average credit, which I've been denied for in the past, denied also for Apple Visa, anything Barclay was a big NO. Shockingly approved. For $1300. Not a huge CL, but finally approved. Not that it's a necessity to have more than one card from them, but how are they with that? Having more than one Barclay card?

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Opposite for me...

Back in September I was initially denied for the Rewards average credit card but got approved for a $1200 Apple card... (that I used on the 5s... 0% financing)

Good info in the other thread... at least now I know that getting a 2nd card will be a PITA.

[new_earth]

well back then I would apply for both and get denied. This was the only Barclay I tried today. I don't really like apple products much so at this point I'm not even going to bother with that one. If I got any other from them it would Barnes & Noble. One that I'd actually use and benefit from I guess.

[coldnmn]

Congrats! Thanks for sharing.

[alvon123]

congrats

[uswala]

Congrats!

[gdale6]

Congrats on the approval

Barclays is fickle I was declined 2 yrs ago now, within 2 months of that decline they started pummeling my mailbox with pre-qual offers, I still receive 2-3 a week. I have not bitten on any of them as of yet and maybe never will.

[B335is]

Barclays is a different animal than the big folks like Amex and Chase, that's for sure.

In August I applied for the US Airways card and was denied because I had applied for it 5 months prior (somehow it got caught up in their system - you only have to wait 30 days between apps for that product).  I called for reconsideration, but the analyst, which was sharp as a tack, denied me for too many new accounts and told me to try again later.  No hard pull until I requested reconsideration.  Then I applied again in November, denied (no hard pull again didn't bother to call for recon).  Here's the kicker, I applied for the Arrival card 1 day later, I get the 7-10 day message and 2 days after that I get an email that I was approved.  So Like you, I will be trying to fly under the radar for no less than 6 months.

Congrats on your approval!

[bigblue7722]

congrats good job. I just got this card as well I think its pretty underrated on here for people who are in that middle credit score zone 600-680. NO anuall fee, free fico score, its a mastercard so you can use it anywhere, and 2x points rewards on gas, supermarket, ultlites, and 1x points on everything else. Thats a great card.