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Old Oct 18, 2024 | 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by diver858
Barclays offered US credit cards, was able to stay in the game after the hostile takeover of AA, which partners with Citibank. Considering the billions Citibank has invested in the Advantage Program, one would have expected them to force Barclays out of the picture.
BofA does not have the clout of Citibank in the credit card business. Barclays was smart enough to partner with the Bank of Hawaii, to include the local perception important to residents,
BOA has a surprising amount of clout in the Seattle area, having taken over SeaFirst Bank in 1983 when it was the largest bank in the state, and keeping the branding until 1999. Anecdotally, I see their debit cards more than any others, though BECU is a close second.
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