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Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

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B335is
Moderator Emeritus

Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

Checking and savings "instant approved." We'll see about that....

Credit card "pending." Smiley Tongue
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Anonymous
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Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

Good luck!

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B335is
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Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

Thanks Irish! I just updated and they did 1 hard pull on TU. Hopefully the membership at least sticks.
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B335is
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

*Update*

 

The membership stuck, but when Underwriting called about my card application, they just could not get beyond how much available credit I have.  So she asked for collateral haha.  Then she insisted I throw a desired limit (even after I continuously asked if they had a typical entry-level amount).  So I say $15k.  Only then she says "frankly you have way too much credit and that poses a significant risk, $2500 is a more typical opening limit."  Well why didn't you say that to begin with?!?!?!  So then she asks me for collateral!  I laughed and advised her toy card limit isn't worth it, but to submit the application without collateral for $2500.  

 

About an hour later they called to say denied and began rattling off my new accounts.  When I asked how long they consider an account new, she went into the whole "we can see your account activity for over 5 years...."  I just hung up at that point.  The good news is, no new credit pull.

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Anonymous
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Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!


@B335is wrote:

*Update*

 

The membership stuck, but when Underwriting called about my card application, they just could not get beyond how much available credit I have.  So she asked for collateral haha.  Then she insisted I throw a desired limit (even after I continuously asked if they had a typical entry-level amount).  So I say $15k.  Only then she says "frankly you have way too much credit and that poses a significant risk, $2500 is a more typical opening limit."  Well why didn't you say that to begin with?!?!?!  So then she asks me for collateral!  I laughed and advised her toy card limit isn't worth it, but to submit the application without collateral for $2500.  

 

About an hour later they called to say denied and began rattling off my new accounts.  When I asked how long they consider an account new, she went into the whole "we can see your account activity for over 5 years...."  I just hung up at that point.  The good news is, no new credit pull.


Smiley Surprised activity over 5 years?  Thats crazy.. At least there isn't a hard pull.

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Anonymous
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Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

Sorry to hear that.  Amazing what some of these creditors come up with.

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Anonymous
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Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

LAFCU is pretty stingy.

 

Only reason why I even care about them is that they're a TU puller.

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B335is
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Los Angeles FCU...here we go again!

Creditflunky,

Thats exactly why I applied with them. Plus after GTE spoke to me, I felt it would be better to have a local CU. Clearly it wasn't meant to be.
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