topic Re: Oh Barclays ! in Credit Card Approvals

Oh Barclays !

patoot10 — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:34:21 GMT

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of Barclays and never had a relationship with them but their Uber card is just too good to pass on so I applied for it fully knowing what to expect and boy oh boy Barclays didn't disappoint a bit.

I applied for the card on the app and got the "you will hear from us" so I checked the online status and it said pending which is a good sign. I called the underwriting and was transferred to the security team which basically confirmed that I am almost approved but they need SSN, DL and a bill, I asked what's with the hassle and she said that my phone number didn't come up on public records (thank you SageStream).

I tried to HUCA hoping someone would text me a code or something and a very rude lady was like you just called and we told you to send bla bla bla. Fast forward two days later I receive an email congratulating me on approval so I called them back and again they transferred me to the security team which said that they still need the documents and I received this email by mistake -huh?-

I checked the online status before calling and they slapped me with $500 SL so I asked to be transferred to the credit team and reconned the SL mentioning that I would like to use the card and most of my cards have higher limits. A very nice lady asked me how much I want and I said $5000, she grilled me about my income and job (how much I make, what do I do, how long have I been there, what did I do before and for how long) then she checked my credit report and came back saying "at this time it looks like we can approve your request for the full amount" and I thanked her and that was that. I still need to mail the documents but at least I know that I am approved with a decent credit line.

My question for you guys is how to make sure I get the visa signature card given that the reps said that CL doesn't determine your card type ?!

Thanks,

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Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:41:26 GMT

Congratulations!!! I applied for the Aadvantage Aviator Red Card on the 26th. It still shows pending. I guess I need to call the back door number and speed along the process.

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Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:41:59 GMT

Congrats on your approval!

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CreditCuriosity — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:57:47 GMT

Will be a platinum cause approved with 500 although reconned to 5k. i had the uber initially approved for 4k when i had it and reconned to 10k and was the non-signature. rewards are all the same though other than a little status hit it is the same card of benefits 99% of the population doesn't use

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patoot10 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:00:07 GMT

It's odd that the card tier gets decided based on SL and stays like that forever. Thanks

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Hockeypnc1 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:03:27 GMT

Signature cards have significant benefits that other cards just don't have, including concierge services, premium rewards, dedicated phone number to call when you have issues, luxury rental cars, luxury vacations, trip delay reimbursement, and much more.

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CreditCuriosity — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:10:21 GMT

@Hockeypnc1 wrote:
Signature cards have significant benefits that other cards just don't have, including concierge services, premium rewards, dedicated phone number to call when you have issues, luxury rental cars, luxury vacations, trip delay reimbursement, and much more.

not saying some people dont use them as probably have 12 signature cards and infinite cards, wemc, etc.. Just saying majority of people don't use the benefits the only one i really use is platinum and infinite concierge to get stuff done, sometimes with success more-so without.

edit: also op they will consider upgrading at a later time, just can't be customer initiated.. the only way i have seem a signature updated per customer is customer cancelling platinum card and re-applying having a instant denial calling recon and then getting the 5k+ from the start.. Was silly, but person really wanted a signture card and was willing to take an aaoa hit and another hp.

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patoot10 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:32:03 GMT

AAoA may not get a big hit depending on your profile but I would be concerned about AoYA, if this one is under 1 year you will always lose some points there which doesn't make any sense because they already penalized you by losing some points for the inquiry.

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kdm31091 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:32:13 GMT

@Hockeypnc1 wrote:
Signature cards have significant benefits that other cards just don't have, including concierge services, premium rewards, dedicated phone number to call when you have issues, luxury rental cars, luxury vacations, trip delay reimbursement, and much more.

They may be significant on paper, but almost nobody actually uses them. How many posts do you see about wanting a Visa Sig vs actually using a benefit? Visa Signature is so common these days it's not like they can offer very exclusive or lucrative benefits, especially since many Visa Signature cards have no AF.

As for the OP's question, with Barclay the card will remain at the status it was approved at, regardless of limit changes down the road. So the card will be a Visa Platinum for the life of the account, which IMO is no big deal as the rewards are the same. Barclay does randomly upgrade people occasionally, I've heard, but not upon request.

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KLEXH25 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:46:37 GMT

Congrats on the Uber approval! I've wanted this card forever now, but I'm holding off for another year. Given my young file, I don't think my chances are good. Glad you were able to get a decent limit out of them!

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Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 05:21:22 GMT

Congrats on the approval and successful recon on the SL!!! Enjoy the card.

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Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:54:54 GMT

Enjoy one of the best no fee cards around. Barclays is stingy on the CLI though, mine was a HP and they called my phone within 2 hours to talk about it.

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Shooting-For-800 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:20:18 GMT

Reps have NO idea what they are talking about regarding Visa Signature status.

Many people have been round and round about this.

If your STARTING credit line was $5,000 or more, you will probably get a Siggy. I do not think you will if you originally got less than $5,000. Ironically, I was DENIED then approved during recon and transfer other CL from other card to hit the $5,000 to get Siggy and I got it. The rep said I would not.

I have heard at least 5 different answers given from $5k and up, to Visa decides, to you have spend $50k, to you have to spend $25k each year, etc. They have NO clue!