We all know about Chase, Citi, Cap 1, Discover, and AM3X. It would be great to have a list of business cards from small(er) banks in one thread. As it stands now on FW, you have to go through hundreds of pages of babble to pluck out little gems of info. It's frustrating.
How about we compile a list of business card links?
Suggested Format (fill in the details you are able to):
Bank Name Underwriter (not necessarily the same as bank name) Credit Reporting Agency pulled {TU, Exp, EQ or None - (no Personal Guarantee, PG, needed)}. Decision Time to approval or denial. If denied, reason? Approved Credit Limit Balance Transfer Fee(?) APR on Balance Transfers Other Card Details
Where the card reports (if anywhere).
If you're feeling generous, the details of your business (length of time in business, DnB file, earnings, etc.)
Associated Bank I know Citi issues the personal card for this bank, but i can't tell if that's true for this Biz card. Also it is only available to residents of IL, WI, IN, MN and MI.
Commerce Bancorp As opposed to the other Commerce Bank, this has branches in CT,DC,DE,FL,MD,NJ,NY,PA,VA,and WV as of 3/15/08.
Commerce Bank Commerce has locations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Colorado as of 3/15/08 so I would assume applications are limited to that area but this is unconfirmed.
Fifth Third - Restricted lending area. Confirm before applying. As of 3/13/2008 these States are eligible: FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MO, NC, OH, PA, TN and WV.
U.S. Bank Same parent company as Elan which offer alot of Biz cards cobranded from other banks(M&T Bank, Comerica, and Tri-Counties are just 3 examples), though they are the actual underlying issuer of those banks cards so your ability to apply for each of those banks would likely be limited.
Might be helpful to list lending areas and other restrictions for these smaller issuers. For example, Wachovia requires a deposit account to apply for a credit card.
lhendricks92 said:For example, Wachovia requires a deposit account to apply for a credit card.
I got a Wachovia Biz CC without any business deposit accounts. They even linked this CC to my personal debit card (without asking me!) for the rewards program.
EugeneV said:lhendricks92 said:For example, Wachovia requires a deposit account to apply for a credit card.
I got a Wachovia Biz CC without any business deposit accounts. They even linked this CC to my personal debit card (without asking me!) for the rewards program.
To clarify - you need either a personal or business deposit account with Wachovia to apply for a credit card.
OK-- I think this is a great thread (green for OP) but will be even better if people who actually have one of these cards list a quick summary of their experiences.
I'll start.
Bank Atlantic
Issued by Barclay's Bank Pulled TU Decision took 10 days (Some approved instantly? YMMV) Approved for 50K Maximum BT 20K at a time (YMMV) Capped $75 BT fee 0% APR on Balance Transfers for 15 months 5% Cash Back with no earning limit** Earn up to 5% Cash Back when you purchase gasoline, office supplies, computer equipment, utilities, cell phones and internet services up to 1% on all other purchases
ETA-- No idea where they report. Nothing yet on personal or commercial CRs.
Advanta Pulled Experian personal & Eq Commercial Approval took 1 day (they called to verify info) Approved for 30K 0% for 15 months Max BT fee $50 No annual fee Automatically earn 5% Cash Back on gasoline, office supplies, utilities, computer equipment, cell phones and Internet services, and 1% on all other purchases. Reports to EQ Commercial and EX Business reports
Company is well established business with high revenue/profit.
ColbyS said:CNB Do you have to apply by phone? I can't seem to be able to find a link to apply online nor can I find terms and conditions outside the rewards section.
That was actually my very first Business card. They kept sending me preapproved offers and I kept throwing them away. But- they got progressively better.
Finally I bit-- and I ended up with my sweetest card- a combo MC/ BLOC
The interesting thing is that I never had (and do not have now) a Wells Fargo Business bank account.
However-- I have done most of my personal banking there for over 16 years and deposit nice fat Business checks into my WF personal account every month like clockwork. (I also have PMA & Brokerage)
A live human must have been involved-- a person who reviewed my personal account, saw years of steady Biz check deposits (with my name on them) and said-- "Hey- let's give this girl a Business CC"
Wells Fargo has actually been very good to me. For a big(ish) bank they have exceptional personalized service.
LaJollaInvestor, can you reveal any more data for your two cards (scores,HHI or BizIncome)?
I applied with $210k HHI and scores were all over 730 avg (TrueCredit). I got: Bank Atlantic - $15k Advanta - $2.5k (seriously, $2,500 - my lowest CL ever except for HSBC gave me $500-1000 on a personal card once).
I am in process of requesting larger lines. Anyone know if Barclays will shift CL from personal cards to the Bank Atlantic Biz?
akanga said:already compiled list of business cardsVisa cards Wow, so this is a pretty extensive list but it's not completely up to date as for example it seems the amsouth link is old since it was bought/merged into Regions. Anyways here is the link to the 2 Business Credit Cards Regions offers, which appear to be offered by FIA/BoA and have uncapped BT fees. Also here's a comparable link for Mastercard's Business Card offerings. I'm going to try and at the least go through these 2 lists and add the relevant information to the QS valid Biz CC's and other details such as if there's another issuer behind it (like BoA for Regions and what looks like Elan on the Comerica Bank and Tri-Counties bank cards). I also put the QS in alphabetic order.
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