MBNA Eligibility critieria checks 31 October 2014 at 1:49PM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in Credit Cards 3 replies 1.3K views

INT1

How accurate is it?

I have had previous relationships with MBNA and never missed payments etc.

I want a long term BT card and was going to apply for their 23 month platinum card.

The webiste prompted me to complete the eligibility criteria and it states it doesn't refer to the credit reference databases.

Yet submitting the criteria questions, it came back as not able to offer at this time.

Don't understand why it can make that decision if it doesn't refer to the credit reference agencies, and as it states using information held with previous relationships with them was always very good...

matmidgley

it does not say it does not check your credit report, it says it will not leave a search

"Find out if you are eligible before applying for this card. As part of our eligibility check we will carry out a quotation search which won't show up on your credit record as an application for credit"

INT1

Oh mis read then thanks.

Must be an unrecorded enquiry.

thebritishbloke

It's recorded, and when you get your credit report you'll be able to see it along with the other 100's of quotation searches you have when you search for car insurance. Lenders just ignore them/can't see them.