Introduction A reader sent me this yesterday (edited for clarity): “Us bank closed my new reserve card cuz I bought 3 gift cards randomly along with other purchase using my mobile wallet. No warning ..no fraud alert… mixed purchases too. Today tried to use card and decline; called and they said your account is closed…no […]
Introduction You would think that by now I wouldn’t make silly mistakes, but carelessness happens to the both of us. So what happened? I bought a $500 VGC from our favorite grocery chain and forgot to Sharpie the pin down on the white strip that I normally do. I went to liquidate the card and […]
Introduction Well this is a new one. A reader told me this US Bank cards had gotten shut down and he wasn’t sure what happened. And then a few days later, he got the rejection letter for the Flexperks card, and if you look at the timing on the reasons, it’s clear that not only did […]
Introduction Yesterday, I went to my local Kroger’s and noticed 2 new packages on the pegs. See the 2 middle cards on the second row. They seem to be replacing the older style cards. Fees are still $5.95 per card and issued by US Bank. They also now use a new web site – www.prepaidgiftbalance.com […]
Introduction Seeing as how I’ve been banned by 3 banks now – USBank, Barclays, and Chase, I figure I have enough data points to make a ranking of bank bans that would hurt the most TO ME. Let’s rank these in order of pain. #1 – American Express – “My puppy just died kind […]