Man it had been a while since I’ve written about a shutdown. This reader is a HH that has already been shut down by Citi, Barclays, and I think Capital One too. He was axed once before by Chase due to some Amex AUs and high balances, but he was able to argue his way […]
Introduction I was trying to buy some items yesterday in my Amazon app like normal, but realized I couldn’t log in. I then went to a PC and couldn’t log in either, ever after doing a password reset. I then called up customer service, who proceeded to ask for my name, email, last order date, […]
Introduction Well, it had been a long time since my last shutdown. I was going strong for a while there. So what happened? I went to make an online purchase this morning and my card got declined. I then logged onto the mobile app and everything looked fine. I had credit available. I then logged […]
Reader sent me this. I didn’t probe into why they were shutdown in the first place; let’s assume the usual culprits. Here’s his story: One phone call, two people. They specifically asked about the large repetitive purchases to OD, Staples, Kroger, Speedway, Ebay et al. They asked if I was buying gift cards and […]
It’s been about 2 years since I was banned from Chase. I had read the way to get back in was to open a checking account and then applying for a cc later. If they reject you for a checking, that’s bad news. Quick aside – one banned reader told me she was able to […]