topic Re: Possible to get 2 Commerce Bank co-branded cards? in Credit Cards

Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Anonymous — Sun, 26 May 2019 12:50:41 GMT

I was bored and applied for one of their specialty credit cards and got approved for $15k. There are a few things I don't understand and hopefully some other forum members cab offer guidance.

1. I think I heard that $15k is the max on their specialty cards. That means I have no hopes for a CLI ever, right?

2. How is Commerce Bank if you apply a couple of months down the road for a new card? Anybody have any idea on what their maximum exposure is?

3. I do not live in their footprint. As such, even though I have one of their credt cards does that mean I can not apply for a checking account? Is it possible to apply in-branch but have an out-of-footprint address?

Something about Commerce Bank strikes me as refreshing. Other banks send me e-mail reminding me of the benefits of their cards, but Commerce sends them simply saying, "We are happy you chose us and we are happy we chose you, too." That's kind of nice. Seems like they really care. At least they put on a good act. It's refreshing.

Re: Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Anonymous — Sun, 26 May 2019 23:17:45 GMT

I'm from the old Commerce bank area...
They were bought out/merged into TD bank about 8 or 9 years ago.

Nowadays, Republic Banks are popping up, and I believe the guy who founded Commerce Bank is leading that expansion.

The old Commerce Banks were about convenience & customer service.
Never had anything serious with them, though, as they merged into TD when I was about 20 & in college.

Re: Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Anonymous — Mon, 27 May 2019 02:39:21 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I'm from the old Commerce bank area...
They were bought out/merged into TD bank about 8 or 9 years ago.

Nowadays, Republic Banks are popping up, and I believe the guy who founded Commerce Bank is leading that expansion.

The old Commerce Banks were about convenience & customer service.
Never had anything serious with them, though, as they merged into TD when I was about 20 & in college.

This Commerce Bank?

https://www.commercebank.com

Re: Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Hex — Mon, 27 May 2019 02:44:35 GMT

I think there are multiple Commerce Banks. And If I recall correctly one offers the Garfield the Cat Credit Card- but unfortunately not the one near my house in MA.

Re: Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Anonymous — Mon, 27 May 2019 02:51:07 GMT

@Hex wrote:
I think there are multiple Commerce Banks. And If I recall correctly one offers the Garfield the Cat Credit Card- but unfortunately not the one near my house in MA.

Yes! I'm dealing with the Garfield the Cat bank.

I wonder if you can have more more than one of their non-footprint cards. Like Garfield and then their Zoo card.

Re: Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Anonymous — Mon, 27 May 2019 03:58:33 GMT

Oh my. That's not my grand-daddy's Commerce Bank. o.O

Hmm, multiple banks with the same name...what could go wrong?

Re: Trying to Understand Commerce Bank

Anonymous — Mon, 27 May 2019 05:24:48 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Oh my. That's not my grand-daddy's Commerce Bank. o.O

Hmm, multiple banks with the same name...what could go wrong?

I imagine Commerce Bank can be a somewhat common name.

My favorite is Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills. Milburn Drysdale.

Possible to get 2 Commerce Bank co-branded cards?

Anonymous — Mon, 27 May 2019 12:49:31 GMT

Is it possible to get more than 1 co-branded card from Commerce Bank?

I've heard the maximum is $15,000 for a card. Could that be $15,000 on each of two?

Re: Possible to get 2 Commerce Bank co-branded cards?

pinkandgrey — Mon, 27 May 2019 14:22:20 GMT

I’m not 100% certain, but I’m pretty sure you can have more than one. IIRC, there was someone who had 2 and then got another one recently. You might search the Commerce Bank threads. Good luck!

Re: Possible to get 2 Commerce Bank co-branded cards?

FinStar — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:54:59 GMT

Yes, you can have as many as they can approve you for, but they all pretty much offer the same tiered reward program. I used to have 4, but consolidated them to just 2 CCs.

If you're not in their footprint area they typically can limit the cap to $25K for all combined CCs.

Re: Possible to get 2 Commerce Bank co-branded cards?

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 04:10:12 GMT

@FinStar wrote:
Yes, you can have as many as they can approve you for, but they all pretty much offer the same tiered reward program. I used to have 4, but consolidated them to just 2 CCs.

If you're not in their footprint area they typically can limit the cap to $25K for all combined CCs.

Good to know. Thank you!

Do you know if being their deposit account customer allows opening one of their normal credit cards? Could someone open a deposit account at a branch, but not reside in their footprint?

Re: Possible to get 2 Commerce Bank co-branded cards?

FinStar — Wed, 29 May 2019 04:45:14 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@FinStar wrote:
Yes, you can have as many as they can approve you for, but they all pretty much offer the same tiered reward program. I used to have 4, but consolidated them to just 2 CCs.

If you're not in their footprint area they typically can limit the cap to $25K for all combined CCs.
Good to know. Thank you!

Do you know if being their deposit account customer allows opening one of their normal credit cards? Could someone open a deposit account at a branch, but not reside in their footprint?

I was able to open a deposit account (in-branch) several years ago which is how I ended up with 2 of their 'in-house' CCs (one was a direct application and the other was a pre-approved mailer). However, I'm not 100% certain whether opening a deposit account online (if residing outside of their footprint) would yield any eligibility toward their 'in-house' CC products versus their affinity CCs. So, as mentioned upthread, there is virtually no difference in the rewards structure for the Garfield Visa with Rewards, Save the Children Visa or even the USA Volleyball Visa, for instance.

But, it is my understanding that any of their Private Banking CCs and the WEMC can only be applied at the branch.