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What is your overdraft limit?
What bank do you bank with? Have you tried applying for a card with them?
Did you write in to appeal for the Halifax account?
Do you have any CIFAS markers or anything?
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I'm not entirely sure I even have an overdraft limit, I never use It if I do.
Currently banking with Barclays. Haven't applied for a card with them, partly because I applied for the card with minimal cashback rewards that I was supposedly likely to get. I don't need the credit as such so I wanted to get a bit more from a card than just some activity on my history. Mostly because I was trying to leave Barclays, their current accounts offer zero rewards, their savings accounts and ISA rates are terrible.
No CIFAS markers at all according to call credit.
I tried to get in touch with Halifax customer service which was useless so I will be writing to them now. I'm due to receive written notice of the M&S decision too at which point I may write to them as well unless they detail their reasons for rejecting me. The reports I should send with them, is it just a copy of the postal report you can order for a couple of pounds? Is there a preferred place I should order it from to enclose or will any of them do?0
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