What happens when you push the Barclay's CLI button?

[GST2008]

So I just noticed that both of my accounts with Barclay's have a banner that reads, "Boost your buying power."  Underneath it is a button labeled, "Request a credit limit increase today."  Has anybody pressed the button?  If so, what happens?  I don't want to waste a hard pull on curiosity

[ChesterPDexter]

Your computer explodes.

[ChesterPDexter]

OK, I was just kidding.  Only a little bit of smoke came out of the back of the computer, but it continued operating. 

In my case, I got a screen telling me I was not eligible.  I'm sure they didn't pull credit, and it was only an internal check, because it took about .01 second.

[ChesterPDexter]

My husband said it downloads a virus.  It reads all your personal emails and sends them to Barclay customer service.

OK, time for me to log off for the evening.  LOL, sorry - well, hopefully someone else will tell you they had a good experience with the Barclay CLI button.   One time Barclay gave me a $50 CLI, and I didn't even ask for it.  They raised me from $2,500 to $2,550.  And it was about a month after I got the message saying I was not eligible!  So maybe that famed and mysterious button really does do something - indirectly, and later.

[navigatethis12]

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@ChesterPDexter wrote:

Your computer explodes.

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lol

For me it was there right after I opened the account. Clicking it takes you to another screen where you input employer, salary, and other stuff.

[LS2982]

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@GST2008 wrote:

So I just noticed that both of my accounts with Barclay's have a banner that reads, "Boost your buying power."  Underneath it is a button labeled, "Request a credit limit increase today."  Has anybody pressed the button?  If so, what happens?  I don't want to waste a hard pull on curiosity

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If you applied for new accounts after Barclays within 6 months, a call from their reps with a bill lumbergh voice says "Yea...................um................we're gonna have to....close.....your account with us................yea..............because you have too many new accounts"

[Repo-ed]

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@LS2982 wrote:

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@GST2008 wrote:

So I just noticed that both of my accounts with Barclay's have a banner that reads, "Boost your buying power."  Underneath it is a button labeled, "Request a credit limit increase today."  Has anybody pressed the button?  If so, what happens?  I don't want to waste a hard pull on curiosity

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If you applied for new accounts after Barclays within 6 months, a call from their reps with a bill lumbergh voice says "Yea...................um................we're gonna have to....close.....your account with us................yea..............because you have too many new accounts"

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True Story

[Anonymous]

So the way I'm reading the above posts is that no one truly knows if it is a hard or soft inquiry?

[Brusilov]

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@Anonymous wrote:

So the way I'm reading the above posts is that no one truly knows if it is a hard or soft inquiry?

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Well I have a credit freeze.  So I could maybe test it out..you know...for science.

[hemi961]

I have 3 Barclay cards and every cli I have requested resulted in a hard pull.  I've always done it online and they've given me an increase every time but I've always gotten a hard pull as well.