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celticslegends
Frequent Contributor

Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

I have recently been pre-approved for a First Premier CC with a $700 limit.  I wanted a 3rd card, but was denied by Barclays.  I already have 2 Capital One cards and a credit union card.  

 

Should I accept the First Premier card, or go for the Credit One that I have been pre-approved for?  

 

Any advice on which one is better?

Starting score from CU: (11/13) 520
Recent Scores: TU FICO 08 (7/15) 693; (8/15) 701 | EQ FICO 08 (7/15) 671 | EX FICO 08 (8/15) 684
Goal Score: (Oct '15) 700+
Cards: Cap 1 Venture Signature $5000 Limit | UFCU Visa Plat $4000 Limit | Cap 1 Quicksilver WMEC $5000 Limit | Walmart Store Card $6000 Limit | Amazon Prime Store Card $6000 Limit | Barclays Rewards $1500 Limit | Amex EveryDay Card $2000 Limit | Chase Slate $3000 Limit |
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Countingpennies
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Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

Neither, stay away from First Premier and Credit One.

 

How long have you had Cap1? Which card? You could app for a 2nd Cap1 card.

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Anonymous
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Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

Not just No, but HELL to the no!

 

You're better off with a secured card (say bank of America) or a Synchrony store card like Walmart or Amazon to help re-establish.  I have had credit one in the past, and recently canceled because of their dealings.  

 

Credit One is also run by a collections company if that tells you anything. 

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phillyguy12
Frequent Contributor

Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

Neither they are both pretty bad w. Fees. But if you had a gun to my head to choose between them i would go credit on. I thought they were the lesser of the 2 evils when i was there. Just know neither of those cards are keepers. Use them to rebuild but ditch eem as soon as you can
Amx BCE-25k,Amx Zync-NSPL
Barclay's Mastercard-13.5k
Credit Union Visa-1k
Discover-24k, Khols-2k
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celticslegends
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Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?


@Countingpennies wrote:

Neither, stay away from First Premier and Credit One.

 

How long have you had Cap1? Which card? You could app for a 2nd Cap1 card.


I have 2 cap 1 cards and then my credit union card.  I have read that Credit One has been beneficial to many people.  As long as I am responsible with it.  

Starting score from CU: (11/13) 520
Recent Scores: TU FICO 08 (7/15) 693; (8/15) 701 | EQ FICO 08 (7/15) 671 | EX FICO 08 (8/15) 684
Goal Score: (Oct '15) 700+
Cards: Cap 1 Venture Signature $5000 Limit | UFCU Visa Plat $4000 Limit | Cap 1 Quicksilver WMEC $5000 Limit | Walmart Store Card $6000 Limit | Amazon Prime Store Card $6000 Limit | Barclays Rewards $1500 Limit | Amex EveryDay Card $2000 Limit | Chase Slate $3000 Limit |
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Countingpennies
Established Contributor

Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

Only beneficial for someone who can't get anything else. You have 3 decent cards, you don't need Credit One.

 

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Anonymous
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Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?


@celticslegends wrote:

@Countingpennies wrote:

Neither, stay away from First Premier and Credit One.

 

How long have you had Cap1? Which card? You could app for a 2nd Cap1 card.


I have 2 cap 1 cards and then my credit union card.  I have read that Credit One has been beneficial to many people.  As long as I am responsible with it.  


The only many people they're beneficial to is the owners of the company. Stay far away from these scum. Smiley Happy

 

You have 3 cards which is enough to build a solid file.

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celticslegends
Frequent Contributor

Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?


@Countingpennies wrote:

Only beneficial for someone who can't get anything else. You have 3 decent cards, you don't need Credit One.

 


Got it.  Thanks for the advice.

Starting score from CU: (11/13) 520
Recent Scores: TU FICO 08 (7/15) 693; (8/15) 701 | EQ FICO 08 (7/15) 671 | EX FICO 08 (8/15) 684
Goal Score: (Oct '15) 700+
Cards: Cap 1 Venture Signature $5000 Limit | UFCU Visa Plat $4000 Limit | Cap 1 Quicksilver WMEC $5000 Limit | Walmart Store Card $6000 Limit | Amazon Prime Store Card $6000 Limit | Barclays Rewards $1500 Limit | Amex EveryDay Card $2000 Limit | Chase Slate $3000 Limit |
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CYBERSAM
Senior Contributor

Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

I have them both, about 2 months ago! 

I had too do to my past baddies, First Premier reported in 2 weeks but still noting from CreditOne! 

However I got 3K from Capital One this month thanks to First Premier reporting.

Credit One was waste of money given I didn't need them to get Cap one.

Both of these cards are good for ppl that have no other credit, is best to cancel them after a year.







                
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Anonymous
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Re: Credit One or First Premier pre approval?

No. Just, no. These are both awful cards that are worse than the cards that you have, especially the Credit One card. You have two decent cards. I would use the two Capone cards for six months to a year, then try to get some unsecured cards. 

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