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Seamanser said:I see people have been able to get the First National Bank of Omaha card with 0% BT for 15 months but all I am seeing now is 12 months....anyone have a link for 15 months that still works or did this card disappear?
15 months

Tip: if you care about this card (after reading the Adverse Action thread), I suggest applying AT LEAST one full day BEFORE the rest of the AOR. And include a BT of no more than $11,000 with the app.


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One day? I'd say at least 2 weeks since they do the follow up inquiry at least a week after issuing. BTW that 15 month link seems to work, but if you try to click through none of the links on that page work. I believe the 15 month deal is over.


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WalStMonky said:One day? I'd say at least 2 weeks since they do the follow up inquiry at least a week after issuing.
In my case the followup inquiry was 1 month, so my "AT LEAST one day" suggestion wasn't to avoid having the account closed, it was to have 0 inquiries showing with the application. Still, I agree that 1-4 weeks is smart. The "all on one day" part of an AOR is NOT mandatory.


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The lists in OP were updated on 5/29/07. The script that generates the lists still can not use user-submitted info. Please read this thread to find some good credit cards not included in the list.


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Thanks for the update markber.... wow, I think this really shows the trend away from $0 BT fees and/or caps. My planned AOR for August may be in serious jeopardy.

Oh, and ditto on the FNBO 15 mo card links being dead, I believe that offer's likely gone the way of the dinosaurs as well.


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Why Capitalone Small business Cards are not listed?

they have BT offer too...

here


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CornHusker said:Why Capitalone Small business Cards are not listed?

here


..because the database I use to generate the list does not have Capital One credit cards. I do plan to extend the database in the future. But this will unlikely happen before the end of this summer considering how little time I have to spend on this project.


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Message edited by: markber on 2007-05-31 23:07:30 CDT
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0% | 6 | $0 | 0% | National City Bank | National City Visa National City App

Looks like the National City Visa Business card has the same BT terms (0% for 6 months), but I can't find an official T&C page to confirm the $0 BT fee. Anybody have any experience with this biz card?

EDIT: According to a CSR, no fees for balance transfers within the first 60 days. This mimics the terms of the personal card.

Message edited by: lhendricks92 on 2007-06-04 10:36:25 CDT
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cardjuggler said:Seamanser said:I see people have been able to get the First National Bank of Omaha card with 0% BT for 15 months but all I am seeing now is 12 months....anyone have a link for 15 months that still works or did this card disappear?
15 months

Tip: if you care about this card (after reading the Adverse Action thread), I suggest applying AT LEAST one full day BEFORE the rest of the AOR. And include a BT of no more than $11,000 with the app.


Thanks for the link but when you click on apply it gives you an error - I think the 15 month deal on this card just expired.


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wow. this list is great.
thank you to everyone that had to do with it

i was wondering if i could have some advice from you experts. i'm actually getting a separation and my husband handled all of my finances in the past-- so i am new to this.
here is my situation:

i have around $8500 on a credit card that's on some high APR.
so, i'm looking to do a bt of about $8500.
at the same time, i will need to open a credit card that i can use for my day to day needs.

i read that you can save your credit score a bit of a hit by applying for certain cards at the same time/on the same day.
is this true?

when looking through the bt list that markber put together, i was interested in the Citi® Dividend Platinum Select® MasterCard®:
http://www.citicards.com/cards/wv/cardDetail.do?screenID=923

it also seems to be good for my day to day use, but i know not to use any card i used as a BT.
anyway, i guess i'm wondering what are the best two cards i can sign up for that will be easy on my credit score (b/c of credit checks). i'm hoping one will be 12mo or more + BT + no BT fee + no annual fee + 0%apr and the other card will have a decent Cash Back offer/structure...

thank you very much, i would really like to apply for the cards today to take care of the BT ASAP. any immediate help is much appreciated!
i tried to figure this out on my own, but i guess this simply isn't my thing.

if it helps any with advice, my credit score is definitely good at the moment.


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welp, i got impatient and went with the Citi® drivers edge for my day to day and Citi® Home Rebate Platinum Select® MasterCard® for my BT. unfortunately, i was only given $7500 on the Home Rebate Platinum Select card.


if i call and ask for a higher limit, will this have any effect on the terms for the 0% BT and 0 BT fee for first BT?

thank you!

Message edited by: pro956 on 2007-06-27 09:15:32 CDT
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I don't see how it could have any effect at all. I think you should just go for a straight increase and not attempt to reallocate the limit off your Drivers' Edge card, because they are getting annoying with reallocations and you might be able to get the limit reallocated and not be able to reallocate it back. I believe that if you do a BT off the Drivers' Edge card within a year after getting the card, you get 0% BTs for a year from the date of the first BT, so that's a good thing to have in reserve for when the rate on the card you're now using for BT's expires.


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pro956 said:welp, i got impatient and went with the Citi® drivers edge for my day to day and Citi® Home Rebate Platinum Select® MasterCard® for my BT. unfortunately, i was only given $7500 on the Home Rebate Platinum Select card.


if i call and ask for a higher limit, will this have any effect on the terms for the 0% BT and 0 BT fee for first BT?

thank you!


I have a Driver's Edge that I use for BT's (got a sweet 1.99% for life with no fee somehow about 2 years ago).. The rewards for day-to-day usage are not all that great. Anyway, I would recommend saving the Citi cards for BT's because new offers come about every month, - although I have only seen one decent one in the last few months (4.99% for life with $75 fee, which just expired). I try to stay away from the 12 month deals.

As for upping your limit, at least with the Driver's Edge, it has no impact on the BT. You probably won't be able to get your limit raised though if you just opened the card.


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I am looking at citi's website and nowhere does it state a $0 BT fee. What avenue did you go through to apply?


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Can the OP make this more accurate by adding a "date" field to the list? A lot of those offers look good, but you can't tell whether something was entered 3 days ago, or 3 years ago.... Just a suggestion....


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alright OP. It's time to update the list. It seems like Citi has increased the BT fee to $250. So does BofA. I like those 2 CC issuers since they have very relaxed CLI and BT rules. Anyway, any other FWers can recommend good CC for BT with high CL ?


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psu26262 said:alright OP. It's time to update the list.
Anyone can update the Quick Summary. Have at it!

psu26262 said:It seems like Citi has increased the BT fee to $250. So does BofA. I like those 2 CC issuers since they have very relaxed CLI and BT rules. Anyway, any other FWers can recommend good CC for BT with high CL ?
Look thru recent threads that discuss individual AORs and add the links to the Quick Summary.

(Or to the CC Issuer FAQ....)


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what "exactly" do you need to apply for a business credit card? On some of the applications I see that it doesn't even ask for the TIN??


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cxjr25 said:I am looking at citi's website and nowhere does it state a $0 BT fee. What avenue did you go through to apply?
You could take a look at the external page mentioned in OP. I can not guarantee that Citibank will honor terms and conditions on its own website though. Print the page with terms and conditions, save its screen-shot, & make its bookmark before you apply in case you will have to make Citibank to issue you a card with right terms and fee schedule.


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