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Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

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yudeology101
Senior Contributor

Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

Just curious. And no, I'm not talking about First Premier or Credit One, etc.  I noticeably see many members do not like Cap1, or Barclays from different threads.  For me Cap1 has been very generous, their EO has stepped up a notch. On the other hand, Barclays has been pretty demeaning when I've called for recon several months ago.  I'm interested what others would say.

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longtimelurker
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Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?


@yudeology101 wrote:

Just curious. And no, I'm not talking about First Premier or Credit One, etc.  I noticeably see many members do not like Cap1, or Barclays from different threads.  For me Cap1 has been very generous, their EO has stepped up a notch. On the other hand, Barclays has been pretty demeaning when I've called for recon several months ago.  I'm interested what others would say.


Basically, people like lenders that have been good (in some way) to them, and detest those that have treated them badly, whether real or imagined.  Basically every lender has people from both groups represented here.   Looking at bigger samples, such as http://www.jdpower.com/consumer-ratings/finance/ratings/909201641/2013-U.S.%20Credit%20Card%20Satisf... you can see that generally Amex and Discover do best, with Citi and GE doing worse.  Both Barclays and Cap One are in the middle.

 

(GE gets a lot of love here for its CLIs, obviously not shared by the larger population!)    This is statistical, so telling you what you are more likely to experience, but this is totally overridden by personal experience, that nasty bank who wouldn't give you the CLI you so deserved, or the one that was totally unhelpful when you had that fraudulent charge.

 

But if you trust surveys, go with Discover and Amex, rather than Citi and GE....

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enharu
Super Contributor

Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

Like longtimelurker said, everyone's experience with each bank will vary.

 

Each bank has different products that may be more suitable to certain individuals over others, hence some people may prefer certain banks over others.

Other than that, individuals who had adverse action taken against them by certain bank(s) often would be pretty bitter and pissed towards towards those bank(s) as well.

 

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MACFRME
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Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

I will never do business with Barclays. I had an iTunes Visa with them several years ago, and they closed a card I had for nearly three years (with a perfect payment history) because I opened three new accounts in one year. Soirry Barclays, but credit building doesn't always move at a glacial pace. Even before they closed it, I went three years without a CLI and was stuck at $250.

 

I can honestly say that no other banks have ever treated me like that. I would understand if it had been 10+ new accounts, but 3? Really? I could even see another conservative lender (perhaps AmEx) chopping a CL over an excessive number of new accounts, but not completely closing it out.

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JasonKR
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Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

lenders that does not take financial aid as income!

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enharu
Super Contributor

Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?


@JasonKR wrote:

lenders that does not take financial aid as income!


Financial aid is not earned income, with federal work-study programs being the exception. Only in that scenario they are considered as earned income, which makes them subject to taxation.

 

 

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TrishN
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Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

i waitting for barclay close my account with them, i opened 23 Account in this year with 2x inquiries on TU in 1 year but barclay still approved my credit application.They may changed you never know Smiley Very Happy

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too-much-time
Frequent Contributor

Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

Today's mail delivery brought me a letter from Capital One. Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back with Quicksilver. Given that I have long ago opted out of credit card offers and have never done any business with this company, the solicitation does little to build trust. Can't complain though, I have yet to feel angry enough to close a card.

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Gatortrout
Regular Contributor

Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

So far all of my accounts have been good to me. Capital One was my first CC back in 2006, and other than minimal CLI's, I have no complaints.
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Brusilov
Established Contributor

Re: Any CC lenders that you would never do biz with?

HSBC, Capitol One, and Wells Fargo are all pretty much up there in the "never again" category for me.  

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