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Declined Application for Halifax Clarity Card
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A decline certainly isn't ideal but since it is what it is, here are a few other options for a zero FTF Mastercard:
- Monzo bank. This is a debit card, but the customer service is amazing, the card is gorgeous and overall it is my favourite bank!
- Virgin Money travel card. No Android Pay but a solid product. Hard to get.
- Aqua Reward. High APR, poor customer service and no Android Pay. But no FTF.
Those are just three I personally have. There are a lot! If you want to avoid another credit inquiry and want excellent service, I recommend Monzon0 -
That should clearly say Monzo. The n is by the full stop and I can't edit my post.
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A decline certainly isn't ideal but since it is what it is, here are a few other options for a zero FTF Mastercard:
- Monzo bank. This is a debit card, but the customer service is amazing, the card is gorgeous and overall it is my favourite bank!
- Virgin Money travel card. No Android Pay but a solid product. Hard to get.
- Aqua Reward. High APR, poor customer service and no Android Pay. But no FTF.
Those are just three I personally have. There are a lot! If you want to avoid another credit inquiry and want excellent service, I recommend Monzon
I would add to that list the Creation Everyday Card; very good for using abroad. I have one and am very pleased with it and it has a pre eligiblity check.
(It doesn’t have Apple Pay, unfortunately, but apart from that it’s a quite useful card to have.)A cunning plan, Baldrick? Whatever it was, it's got to be better than pretending to be mad; after all, who'd notice another mad person around here?.......Edmund Blackadder.0 -
Definitely. I only listed cards I actually had. There's also Post Office, Santander Zero, etc...0
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Bung in an appeal letter, it worked for me about 3 years ago (in the days of £5 cashback/month on £300 spend) and got a limit of £3,500, although the APR is a little high at around 25%.
Alternatively I currently use Starling Bank for withdrawing foreign cash. It's a mastercard and pays a little interest on in credit balances. The clarity is currently demoted to back-up card for foreign trips.0 -
Bung in an appeal letter, it worked for me about 3 years ago (in the days of £5 cashback/month on £300 spend) and got a limit of £3,500, although the APR is a little high at around 25%.
Agree with this. In this day and age there is a an acceptance of the 'Computer says no. Just move on.' culture, that is so prevalent. Algorithms aren't perfect. Sometimes a human eye is required to go over your records and reassess your application.
You really have nothing to lose in doing so, apart from a little bit of your time, and a stamp.0
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