AS OF 09/25/21
Hi All,
When looking to open business credit cards, something that influences my decisions are:
- Which banks report business card activity to business credit reports?
- Which banks report business card activity to personal credit reports?
- Which banks report business card activity to which business credit reporting agencies? (D&B, SBFE, EX & EQ)
This is a fluid grid and as always, subject to change, and very much a YMMV situation, but it's nice to have a reference point. We're just sharing our personal experiences and lumping them onto a consolidated list.
If you're personal results vary from what I have noted just add a reply (tag me please, @credit_is_crack) and we'll make a note of it and update the grid accordingly. Those with an existing business report (with active items reporting) have a much higher propensity to have your personal CRA pull in addition to a business CRA.
Amex Callout: Historically Amex reported activity to SBFE, but in 2020 users have reported that Amex is not reporting any activity to any business CRA. For clarity, I presume they are referencing positive activity as almost all lenders will report negative activity to both business and personal CRA's.
Capital One Callout: If your business card was opened prior to October 2020 it should be reporting to all personall CRA's. Select "Spark Cash for Business" accounts created on or after October 2020 do not report to personal CRA's. This is a change in process for them and will likely roll out to other cards in their lineup, but has not officially been confirmed. For now, all other Cap1 business cards will still report to personal credit reports.
Good to know - I just updated it!
The only ones I know of which report to personal credit are Capital One, TD Bank, and Discover.
@LittleSal wrote:
Great Post! I’ve been trying to piece this information together for a while. Very helpful.
Strange that Cap One reports to personal credit file.
It is odd, but they do show up. I understand the credit report has a small note that says "Small Business Account", but its stats are factored in like every other personal card. Payment history, utilization, limits, etc.
@SouthJamaica wrote:The only ones I know of which report to personal credit are Capital One, TD Bank, and Discover.
Do you know if it reports both positive and negative info on the personal report for TD Bank? I can add it to our list
@credit_is_crack wrote:
@SouthJamaica wrote:The only ones I know of which report to personal credit are Capital One, TD Bank, and Discover.
Do you know if it reports both positive and negative info on the personal report for TD Bank? I can add it to our list
Yes that's what I mean when I say it reports to personal credit. Because they all report negative stuff to personal credit as far as I know.
It just reports the same information to your personal credit as a personal credit card would.
Which for me is bad because I want to be able to use the business card freely, without having to think about how it might affect utilization.