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Sub Prime Credit Thread Part II

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  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    sutton111 wrote: »
    You have you apply for a separate account with Barclays, which will be declined! :(

    HSBC, mmmm, I'll apply online to spare the embarrassment of a decline! :o
    I personally would go in..... Tell them it may decline and hope they override it
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

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  • sutton111
    sutton111 Posts: 6,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Tell me about it. He got declined AQUA last week which is HBOS!!! I think it is a lottery


    Very very frustrating!
  • sutton111
    sutton111 Posts: 6,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I personally would go in..... Tell them it may decline and hope they override it


    I know it better to go in but I hate the indignity of being declined. :o
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    sutton111 wrote: »
    Very very frustrating!
    I will have to shoot in a min as battery low!
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    sutton111 wrote: »
    I know it better to go in but I hate the indignity of being declined. :o
    I just tell them to expect it and hey......... They have seen it millions of times b4
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • sutton111
    sutton111 Posts: 6,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I will have to shoot in a min as battery low!


    Ok.

    buonanotte Innocent.
  • sutton111
    sutton111 Posts: 6,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I just tell them to expect it and hey......... They have seen it millions of times b4


    I would want the HSBC Plus account. UK Call Centres.
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    sutton111 wrote: »
    I would want the HSBC Plus account. UK Call Centres.

    You get answered quicker aswell
    Bank Accounts - Barlcays Premier[/B] - £1000 o/d, HSBC - £200 o/d- First Direct - £500
    Credit Cards - Barclaycard £2000 - Silver Card £1300 - Flybe £7500 - HSBC £1000 - First Direct £2500 First Direct Gold £3000
    6 credit accounts closed in 2010!

    Official SOS Club number 001 - Dry until 01.07.10
  • CarliJ
    CarliJ Posts: 112 Forumite
    Morning everyone, just wanted to say i got my pin for the Aqua card through yesterday, hopefully the card will be with me today! To say im ecstatic is an understatment!!! I will let you know what the credit limit is, as i dont know yet!!! Heres to building up my credit history with good payments record again!! Whoop Whoop!!!! :j
    To quote my English Teacher:

    Your life is like a path of driven snow, be careful how you tread for every mark will show.....
  • Tell me about it. He got declined AQUA last week which is HBOS!!! I think it is a lottery

    morning.
    wow nid got offered loan then??????
    anyone tempted???????
    littlewoods/littlewoods direct/marshall ward/kays/greatuniversal/empire stores/addittions/grattans/next/ambrose wilson.barclay card/cap1/bos/vanquis gold/vodafone/3 .dell finance/currys finance
    Official SOS Club number 009 - Dry until 18.11.2009
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