miadukes

I only asked again because I just got the regular aviator card and that posted to my report within a week of being approved so I figured barclays was just fast all around.

sdsearch

The fallacy in your assumption is that one data point about such timing does not prove anything in general.

For example, what if Barclay always posts new accounts to credit bureaus always on the same calendar day of the month? You could then run into one week, when someone else (who applied three weeks earlier) would run into one month, just because of when your card opened vs theirs!

So just because your car account posted within a week does not prove (and should by itself not even suggest) that all Barclay personal accounts post within a week.

Now, if you show us a large collection of datapoints about how fast Barclay posts personal cards, maybe we can shorten the wait some. But not based one or two or three datapoints only.

Btw, this same fallacy is seen all over FT where people ask "how long does X take to transfer to partner Y". when again it's often done in regularly-scheduled batches and there is no one "how long" because it depends on when you initiate the transfer relative to when the next scheduled batch transfer happens.

You need to think of all the reasons why a delay might happen before you can come to conclusions about how relevant one datapoint for such a delay is.

shimps1

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sdsearch

I don't see what reading the terms has to do with it. I just searched both the landing page and the terms page for "Iowa" and I see no reference. Then looked for limitations on who can apply, and it only mentions Puerto Rico.

So how would reading the terms have helped? Did you find a reference to Iowa somewhere in terms once you read them?

mia

Apparently Barclays has a problem with an Iowa law, and no longer issues cards there (personal or business):

https://www.walla.by/blog/1510172672...aycard-in-iowa

sdsearch

Are existing Barclay cards issued in Iowa being closed, or is it just they're not accepting new applications?

Will getting a mailing address in another state work around this?

shimps1

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mhdena

Would holding the Aviator released about this time last December 2016 count against opening the business version?

To soon to tell?

sdsearch

It would take someone who got approved for the business version who got the person Aviator in the past year to post a datapoint on that. Ie, someone may have experience with that already, but just hasn't said so yet.

AFAIK, Barclay either denies you, or approves you and gives you the bonus. I haven't heard of cases where they approve you yet don't the give you the bonus (if you make a first purchase, and pay for both that and the annual fee). So there's not that much danger in trying, is there?

g8trgr8t

any thoughts about when or if they may up the bonus on this card like they did with the personal card?

sdsearch

Without knowing how they're marketing this card, it's hard to say.

The original word was that Barclay has the right to market cards onboard AA planes and at airports. Is this card being advertised in the business class magazine onboard AA yet? (That's the only place i seem to remember seeing business AA card ads onboard before, back when Citi was the only issuer of AA cards).

threedjmay

It' been something that has prevented new Barclay's accounts in Iowa for several years. However the AA Avaiator Card is an exception but I don't know why.

mo_nc

Has anyone figured out how to set up autopay on Barclays' business card site?

RJ5929

just applied for this card, i am in 2nd personal card.

Biz card app went in to review. customer service call lasted 2 hrs. No one knows a recon phone number i should be transferred to. no one has a clue. trying all recon numbers for barcalays.

found this link to check status: https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...NERID=BUSINESS

muji

Good find; thanks.
Just created a wiki for this thread and placed the link there.