Barclay Pre-Approval Link

Delta22 · ‎02-23-2015

Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?

Anonymous · ‎02-23-2015

@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?

It's been gone for awhile. No way to check. Having said that pre approval links are only guidelines and should never be totally relied upon as they are mainly marketing tools. If you provide some info on your credit file and what card that you are interested we could provide you some guidance about your chances for approval.

kdm31091 · ‎02-23-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?
It's been gone for awhile. No way to check. Having said that pre approval links are only guidelines and should never be totally relied upon as they are mainly marketing tools. If you provide some info on your credit file and what card that you are interested we could provide you some guidance about your chances for approval.

+1, pre approvals can be comforting but they are never a sure thing anyway.

It's best to just apply for what you want whether you're been preapproved for it or not. And I haven't seen the Barclay's preapproval link working for a long time either.

We can definitely guide you as to whether we feel you'd be approved for something based on info you give us, but at the end of the day nothing but applying will give you the answer. Also, Barclay is pretty good with recon. Not that 100% of people who get declined can recon succesfully but they are generally relatively sympathetic.

TURNERHOOVER · ‎02-23-2015

@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?

If your TU report shows more than three INQs, don't even bother to app.

SOURCE - Expierience

Anonymous · ‎02-23-2015

@TURNERHOOVER wrote:
@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?
If your TU report shows more than three INQs, don't even bother to app.
SOURCE - Expierience

Definitely not the case for everyone so let's not state it as if it's a diehard fact. The user of inquiries is just one component of your credit file and Barclays will definitely approve someone with 3 or even more inquiries if their credit file is strong enough.

TURNERHOOVER · ‎02-23-2015

@kdm31091 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?
It's been gone for awhile. No way to check. Having said that pre approval links are only guidelines and should never be totally relied upon as they are mainly marketing tools. If you provide some info on your credit file and what card that you are interested we could provide you some guidance about your chances for approval.
+1, pre approvals can be comforting but they are never a sure thing anyway.

It's best to just apply for what you want whether you're been preapproved for it or not. And I haven't seen the Barclay's preapproval link working for a long time either.

We can definitely guide you as to whether we feel you'd be approved for something based on info you give us, but at the end of the day nothing but applying will give you the answer. Also, Barclay is pretty good with recon. Not that 100% of people who get declined can recon succesfully but they are generally relatively sympathetic.

AGREED--I have had mailers and pre-approved online offers from Citi but when I go to app there is a denial each and every time, and Citi doesn't normally handle recon calls well either.

TURNERHOOVER · ‎02-23-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
@TURNERHOOVER wrote:
@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?
If your TU report shows more than three INQs, don't even bother to app.
SOURCE - Expierience
Definitely not the case for everyone so let's not state it as if it's a diehard fact. The user of inquiries is just one component of your credit file and Barclays will definitely approve someone with 3 or even more inquiries if their credit file is strong enough.

Point taken. Would agree my profile wasn't the thickest when Barclay denied me for the Arrival card.

elbori357 · ‎02-23-2015

I was approved for the arrival+ with 13 inquiries. It depends on your credit profile.

MyFico Pull: TU 838 EFX 841, EX 840. (14 Aug 2020) House Mortage $305k, Car Lease $60,000, AMEX ED 33,000, NFCU Signature Visa $68,000, Lowes Visa 25,000, Cap One Venture $48,000, Navcheck $15,000, Barclay WEMC Arrival+ $41,000, Cap1 Quicksilver Visa $12,000, Chase Sapphire Preferred 15k, Best Buy $19,800, . Overall Util. 2%

skigirl916 · ‎02-23-2015

@Anonymous wrote:
@TURNERHOOVER wrote:
@Delta22 wrote:
Any idea if it's forever gone? Is there another way to check for offers?
If your TU report shows more than three INQs, don't even bother to app.
SOURCE - Expierience
Definitely not the case for everyone so let's not state it as if it's a diehard fact. The user of inquiries is just one component of your credit file and Barclays will definitely approve someone with 3 or even more inquiries if their credit file is strong enough.

Yup. I was approved for Arrival+ work about 12 INQ *and* like 7 new accounts in the prior 2 months.

Anonymous · ‎02-23-2015

always take pre-aprov. with a grain of salt.