Unexpected Wells Fargo Secured Card Graduation

[brikays]

Congratulations. I can't wait for mine to graduate.....

[flashevo]

I hope it does for you soon.  I was completely shocked and was thinking it wouldnt happen until Oct at the earliest.  When I called a week ago to add some additional money to the card,I asked about it.  I was told I wasn't eligible yet so was like ok.  My other banking relationship must have had something to do with it.

[brikays]

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@Anonymous_pimp_pickle wrote:

I hope it does for you soon.  I was completely shocked and was thinking it wouldnt happen until Oct at the earliest.  When I called a week ago to add some additional money to the card,I asked about it.  I was told I wasn't eligible yet so was like ok.  My other banking relationship must have had something to do with it.

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You sure deserve it especially with a 9.5K deposit on your secured WF cc. I've been thinking about increasing mine. Do they SP when you ask to increase the deposit?

[til]

There must be something in the air at WF then, because I was thinking it would be October before I could graduate too.  I opened my secured Visa with them in June 2012, and when I got home last night I also had the "Congratulations - you're upgrading" letter in my mailbox too.  Happy surprise!

[brikays]

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@til wrote:

There must be something in the air at WF then, because I was thinking it would be October before I could graduate too.  I opened my secured Visa with them in June 2012, and when I got home last night I also had the "Congratulations - you're upgrading" letter in my mailbox too.  Happy surprise!

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Ok, after seeing til's comment, l rushed to check my mailbox since I never checked my mail yesterday. Just got my "Congratulations - you're upgrading" letter as well. 

[MsLadyRover]

It's raining unsecured mail at WF!!

Congratulations to all of you!!

[flashevo]

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@brikays wrote:

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@Anonymous_pimp_pickle wrote:

I hope it does for you soon.  I was completely shocked and was thinking it wouldnt happen until Oct at the earliest.  When I called a week ago to add some additional money to the card,I asked about it.  I was told I wasn't eligible yet so was like ok.  My other banking relationship must have had something to do with it.

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You sure deserve it especially with a 9.5K deposit on your secured WF cc. I've been thinking about increasing mine. Do they SP when you ask to increase the deposit?

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i dont believe they did.  i did the deposits in hopes that the higher limit would help with getting higher limits on new cards.  hopefully it helped.  i hope they give me a limit of at least 6k on the new card.  also, for all of those with the secured card did anyone have the cash rewards added too it?  i had it added back in march but i nevef see anyone talk about it.

[brikays]

They added the cash rewards on my secured cc around march as well. I remember calling the backdoor # to ask about the annual fee and if my card was going to graduate in April. The CSR was able to add the rewards before he transferred me to a credit analyst.

[til]

Don't know if flashevo or brikays received their cards yet, but I hadn't, and decided to give Wells Fargo a call.

Justin there told me that my actual graduation date was June 30th, though I'd received the letter back in the middle of May.  I reviewed the letter again, and there was no indication of that date anywhere.  The closest thing to a date was a maybe-insinuation via a mention that if you prefer to decline the offer and keep the secured card, call by 6/29/13.

Just thought it was worth a mention in case anyone was concerned that their letter/new card was misdelivered, it could just be poor communication on WF's part.  

[flashevo]

i havent heard or received anything.  did they say when they will refund the deposit? lol