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I have yet to understand the reason for institutions to blow smoke with the "pending approval" lie after hitting submit on a cc application. The hard pulls start popping alerts a minute later, and you get that sick feeling in your gut..."Why did I bother with this Wells Fargo Reflect card in the first place"? Ugh. Pending, in my 30 years of having credit...always,always,always....means declined. If it didn't, you would see the golden Congrats.
Shoulda thrown the mail right in the garbage like I usually do.
Now, hard pulls for nothing.
👎 Hate it when that happens but maybe you could call them and ask if they need anymore info... possibly turning things around or possibly finding out it's not a definite No after all.
...but yeah, sux not knowing as quickly as the hp's start hitting.👎👎👎
I found this if you want to give it a try (if you haven't already)
"To contact the Wells Fargo reconsideration line, call 1 (800) 967-9521. The Wells Fargo reconsideration line is a way for denied credit card applicants to request a second review of their application and potentially get the denial overturned."
It's a realistic possibility that for any of a number of reasons WF wasn't 100% positive that it was in fact you that applied for the card. That isn't an unusual step for any issuer and such applications are remanded to an internal team to manually follow up with.
As was just mentioned, it isn't a bad idea to go ahead and call the reconsideration line and ask them if there is anything they need from you to help process the application.
@TaperRandy wrote:I have yet to understand the reason for institutions to blow smoke with the "pending approval" lie after hitting submit on a cc application. The hard pulls start popping alerts a minute later, and you get that sick feeling in your gut..."Why did I bother with this Wells Fargo Reflect card in the first place"? Ugh. Pending, in my 30 years of having credit...always,always,always....means declined. If it didn't, you would see the golden Congrats.
Shoulda thrown the mail right in the garbage like I usually do.Now, hard pulls for nothing.
My decades of credit experience have shown me the same thing....always a denial. BUT!!! As has been noted, it's always *possible* that WF just needed additional info, time, whatever. Some people on this site do indeed get approved for accounts AFTER getting the dreaded "...and is pending approval" message. So hang in there! It *could* still happen.
@TaperRandy wrote:I have yet to understand the reason for institutions to blow smoke with the "pending approval" lie after hitting submit on a cc application. The hard pulls start popping alerts a minute later, and you get that sick feeling in your gut..."Why did I bother with this Wells Fargo Reflect card in the first place"? Ugh. Pending, in my 30 years of having credit...always,always,always....means declined. If it didn't, you would see the golden Congrats.
Shoulda thrown the mail right in the garbage like I usually do.Now, hard pulls for nothing.
FNBO(at least the Evergreen business card) does this for virtually everyone, and the majority with above good credit get approved.
My last three applications have had the pending approval thing happen to me. I have always been instantly approved or instantly denied. I wonder if this has something to do with worker shortages.
Anyway, I got the pending approval message from FNBO and was approved 2 days later with a SL of $15K. Same thing with Chase Ink Business Unlimited (ultimately approved for $5K) and Amex Business Blue Cash (approved for $10K).
Hang in there, I've learned that the message doesn't necessarily believe that you are denied. Might just be the way of the world these days.
I've gotten the pending message only to get approved a day or two later. It's not always a denial.
I chalk it up to the computer not making an automatic decision and it being referred to a human underwriter. I'm sure this varies by lender.
@TaperRandy wrote:I have yet to understand the reason for institutions to blow smoke with the "pending approval" lie after hitting submit on a cc application. The hard pulls start popping alerts a minute later, and you get that sick feeling in your gut..."Why did I bother with this Wells Fargo Reflect card in the first place"? Ugh. Pending, in my 30 years of having credit...always,always,always....means declined. If it didn't, you would see the golden Congrats.
Shoulda thrown the mail right in the garbage like I usually do.Now, hard pulls for nothing.
Nothing I hate more (yeah, I am talking to you AGAIN Citi! )
@TaperRandy wrote:I have yet to understand the reason for institutions to blow smoke with the "pending approval" lie after hitting submit on a cc application. The hard pulls start popping alerts a minute later, and you get that sick feeling in your gut..."Why did I bother with this Wells Fargo Reflect card in the first place"? Ugh. Pending, in my 30 years of having credit...always,always,always....means declined. If it didn't, you would see the golden Congrats.
Shoulda thrown the mail right in the garbage like I usually do.Now, hard pulls for nothing.
I have several accounts at WF and this is what it has taught me;
I use them as my primary checking and savings account. I then have several CC's with them. Two of my CC's where opened in the last year. My applications at WF always go PENDING but I am always approved. I do honestlly think that banks where you have a good relationship with as far as deposit accounts go a long way. I can guarantee you that if I did not have my deposit accounts at WF I would have never been approved for all my CC's.
It may be best to first try your banks where you have deposit accounts. They have a hard time to say no to you if you have a decent amount of money on deposit with them.
Thanks
Mark