@Anonymous wrote:i was in chase the other day and just to feed my curiosity i asked the cr if applying for a credit card at the bank through him would better my chances of being approved. now i'm not sure if he was just saying this so that I would apply but he said there is a better chance because if I get denied by the computer, he would be able to call in and recommend that I get approved. he said chase apparently has given them more responsibilities in decisions such as these therefore i would have more leeway.
any thoughts?
Yes, if a CSR at Chase recommended that you apply for a credit card through him, definitely let him do it for you. His recommendation and desire to do a recon for you will probably get your foot in the door. One of my friends was actually denied for many cards but found a friend's friend who was a CSR at a bank and helped her get the card she wanted, with a high CL too!
Sometimes applying in person helps.
When I had no credit at all. As in, not a single tradeline just HP's. I went to my bank (us bank) to get a credit card. At the time I had two branches near my house. One of them I went to a few times. They said it was impossible for me to get a card, and that I could not even get a secured card. One day I decided to go to the other branch. I explained my situation to the rep who seemed more like a friend than a banker. That banker pushed my app through and got me approved for an unsecured card with no previous credit history.
So yes, sometimes applying in person is helpful. But there is a chance that the banker gets a bonus for getting you to app, so the banker you talked to might have just been blowing smoke.
