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What is it with Capital One

Cap One have never issued me with a credit card.

My credit score is impeccable, but, nevertheless, these people dont want my business....?

Have tried for their zero prcent offers numerous times, only to get turned down...

Maybe they have worked out that I never actually pay CC companies any money (apart from small transfer fees)..Who knows

Oh well, Virgin just gave me 20K on 15 month 0%...Credit Crunch....?

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  • Volcane
    Volcane Posts: 325 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I think most people have this with one provider or another!

    My personal nemesis' (nemesi?) are Tesco and Amex, I have NEVER got one of their cards!
    Best Regards,

    V
  • Capital One do seem a bit weird. They recently accepted me with a limit of £1500. Cheers !
  • Poor you !
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Automated underwriting systems "cherry pick" customers, they don’t look at the credit file and say "hmm...well yes, the guy has never missed a payment, good record, quite a few recent searches...what the hell, lets give him a chance" unfortunately not, unless you are the perfect "stereo-type" as far as banks and other finance houses go then you have got no chance in the main stream playing field, me personally I am happy bombarding them with applications because I know I have a good credit record and it makes me feel better giving them more work to do and postage to pay for, all for them to go to the trouble of telling me no. Past caring now yet it seems that there are people who have unsatisfied defaults et al and yet get £1000's on a non-sub prime card? Tell me where the logic in that is, almost works just like the British justice system...crap!
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • Poor you !

    Why are there so many people on this board with the attitude of 'lucky you, I dont get that !!!'
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