Hawaiian Airlines automatically switching all BOA Visas to Barclays MCs starting 4/28
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Hawaiian Airlines automatically switching all BOA Visas to Barclays MCs starting 4/28
Just got a letter in the mail today and it states that HA is automatically switching everyone over to the Barclays Mastercard version of the card. I called up HA and the rep told me that the BOA cards will revert to some sort of visa card but he wasn't sure. When I called BOA, I was informed that on 4/28/14 all accounts would be switched over to Barclays. Apparently, Barclays bought the accounts back from BOA. The HA account numbers will stay the same, but the BOA accounts would essentially close and new account numbers would be issued from Barclays.
Obviously, if you're interested in churning the Barclays MC, you better close out your BOA Visa now before you get switched over and become a Barclays card holder. A call to the Barclays customer service number confirmed that transferred accounts would become ineligible for new account bonuses.
As for BOA, I was able to get them to prorate my annual fee for the amount of time that I was losing out on. Took some doing and a transfer to retentions though.
Obviously, if you're interested in churning the Barclays MC, you better close out your BOA Visa now before you get switched over and become a Barclays card holder. A call to the Barclays customer service number confirmed that transferred accounts would become ineligible for new account bonuses.
As for BOA, I was able to get them to prorate my annual fee for the amount of time that I was losing out on. Took some doing and a transfer to retentions though.
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
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A side note:
From the Hawaiian Airlines webpage: "Transfer HawaiianMiles between Accounts - To share miles the recipient of the miles must have an active Hawaiian Airlines Visa credit card".
I called them and noted that they will soon need to change this wording to say Mastercard credit card. The agent said that she assumed that they would.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Just got a letter in the mail today and it states that HA is automatically switching everyone over to the Barclays Mastercard version of the card. I called up HA and the rep told me that the BOA cards will revert to some sort of visa card but he wasn't sure. When I called BOA, I was informed that on 4/28/14 all accounts would be switched over to Barclays. Apparently, Barclays bought the accounts back from BOA. The HA account numbers will stay the same, but the BOA accounts would essentially close and new account numbers would be issued from Barclays.
Obviously, if you're interested in churning the Barclays MC, you better close out your BOA Visa now before you get switched over and become a Barclays card holder. A call to the Barclays customer service number confirmed that transferred accounts would become ineligible for new account bonuses.
As for BOA, I was able to get them to prorate my annual fee for the amount of time that I was losing out on. Took some doing and a transfer to retentions though.
Obviously, if you're interested in churning the Barclays MC, you better close out your BOA Visa now before you get switched over and become a Barclays card holder. A call to the Barclays customer service number confirmed that transferred accounts would become ineligible for new account bonuses.
As for BOA, I was able to get them to prorate my annual fee for the amount of time that I was losing out on. Took some doing and a transfer to retentions though.
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#9
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hilo
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Hurt credit?? New Annual Fee??
I got the same letter, and an e-mail from Hawaiian. I have two questions.
1. Will this hurt my credit score in any way? Or will it just be a transfer of banks? (That's what happened years ago when they switched from Wells Fargo to BOA)
2. Will my annual fee stay at $50/year or will it go up to $89/year? (The rep overseas said it will stay at $50/year...but I'm not sure I believe that.)
Thanks!
1. Will this hurt my credit score in any way? Or will it just be a transfer of banks? (That's what happened years ago when they switched from Wells Fargo to BOA)
2. Will my annual fee stay at $50/year or will it go up to $89/year? (The rep overseas said it will stay at $50/year...but I'm not sure I believe that.)
Thanks!
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I got the same letter, and an e-mail from Hawaiian. I have two questions.
1. Will this hurt my credit score in any way? Or will it just be a transfer of banks? (That's what happened years ago when they switched from Wells Fargo to BOA)
2. Will my annual fee stay at $50/year or will it go up to $89/year? (The rep overseas said it will stay at $50/year...but I'm not sure I believe that.)
Thanks!
1. Will this hurt my credit score in any way? Or will it just be a transfer of banks? (That's what happened years ago when they switched from Wells Fargo to BOA)
2. Will my annual fee stay at $50/year or will it go up to $89/year? (The rep overseas said it will stay at $50/year...but I'm not sure I believe that.)
Thanks!
2 - its going up to $89. I believe your annual year renewal period stays the same as well, although there was a bit of debate about this.
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So I got a Barclay Card Hawaiian MC in the mail today. Despite closing my BOA account. They're not accepting phone calls on these until 4/28 and calling the number just prompts a pre-recorded message. I wonder if I'll qualify for the new account bonus.
#15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 37
Received 2 cards today.
I cancelled both my bofa and both hawaiian air credits cards back on 2/27 yet I still received 2 new barclay hawaiian air credit cards today.
How should I go about canceling and making sure they are not on my credit report?
Or what happens if I just don't activate them?
How should I go about canceling and making sure they are not on my credit report?
Or what happens if I just don't activate them?