The 2016 Shutdown Thread
Mar 11, 2016, 12:50 pm
#136
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
Been going hard recently around 50K a week. Shutdowns at Alliant and DCU declined my app. Shutdown at Huntington last month (that one was my fault as it was before I knew about how MOs are frowned upon). Always seems to be something new with MS. Was it really a lot easier years ago?
Mar 11, 2016, 2:32 pm
#137
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
Mar 11, 2016, 3:30 pm
#138
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: UA-1K, MM, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Titanium
Posts: 4,432
Been going hard recently around 50K a week. Shutdowns at Alliant and DCU declined my app. Shutdown at Huntington last month (that one was my fault as it was before I knew about how MOs are frowned upon). Always seems to be something new with MS. Was it really a lot easier years ago?
Mar 11, 2016, 5:54 pm
#139
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
seems like there are lots of stories out there of ppl getting their A+ cards shut down, but what about Aaviator reds/silvers? havent heard many shutdown stories there. not sure how much MS is too much on the avaiator red card. my limit is 12.5k and in month 1 I MSed 4k. Next month planning 6k, and so on until I hit around the limit
Mar 11, 2016, 6:51 pm
#140
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,795
seems like there are lots of stories out there of ppl getting their A+ cards shut down, but what about Aaviator reds/silvers? havent heard many shutdown stories there. not sure how much MS is too much on the avaiator red card. my limit is 12.5k and in month 1 I MSed 4k. Next month planning 6k, and so on until I hit around the limit
Mar 12, 2016, 9:27 pm
#141
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 166
I was shut down by Schwab. 15K per week in MO deposits
Mar 13, 2016, 6:16 pm
#143
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 404
Been going hard recently around 50K a week. Shutdowns at Alliant and DCU declined my app. Shutdown at Huntington last month (that one was my fault as it was before I knew about how MOs are frowned upon). Always seems to be something new with MS. Was it really a lot easier years ago?
Mar 14, 2016, 3:19 pm
#144
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 340
PNC closed my checking account and hold my money for another month. Do I need to file a BBB claim to get money back sooner or what else? I need the money to pay bills. Thank you for your kind advice.
Mar 15, 2016, 1:32 pm
#146
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
Yes, I got a warning. Was fairly generic, said unusual banking transactions not indicative of paying bills or something like that. I stopped pushing out transfers after that. I started sprinkling in bill pays and pulls from an external brokerage. Alas, it didn't matter.
Mar 15, 2016, 1:34 pm
#147
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
1) What checking account did you have?
2) How much in MOs were you depositing? All at ATMs?
3) Did you have any other Direct Deposits or anything going there?
I have their top of the line personal checking which requires a $5000 a month DD. This has actually been my best deposit option to this point and I would cry if I lost this option.
Mar 28, 2016, 7:16 pm
#148
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: AA, UA, US, DL, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, Club C. Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 122
3 of my Barclay cards were shutdown last week.
Aviator AF was due so I called Barclay's to see if they would give me a retention offer. I was offered a credit of the AF and 5K AA miles for a $1K spend over 3 months which I accepted. Two days later my Aviator Red, NFL card and Barlay Arrival Plus were all cancelled. After 2 or 3 months of very little MS on my Arrival Plus, I picked up the pace last month, but kept my MS spend under my credit line. However, I made multiple payments on my card. I think speaking to the retention dept. caused them to look closely at my accts.
Aviator AF was due so I called Barclay's to see if they would give me a retention offer. I was offered a credit of the AF and 5K AA miles for a $1K spend over 3 months which I accepted. Two days later my Aviator Red, NFL card and Barlay Arrival Plus were all cancelled. After 2 or 3 months of very little MS on my Arrival Plus, I picked up the pace last month, but kept my MS spend under my credit line. However, I made multiple payments on my card. I think speaking to the retention dept. caused them to look closely at my accts.
Mar 29, 2016, 1:45 am
#149
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 775
3 of my Barclay cards were shutdown last week.
Aviator AF was due so I called Barclay's to see if they would give me a retention offer. I was offered a credit of the AF and 5K AA miles for a $1K spend over 3 months which I accepted. Two days later my Aviator Red, NFL card and Barlay Arrival Plus were all cancelled. After 2 or 3 months of very little MS on my Arrival Plus, I picked up the pace last month, but kept my MS spend under my credit line. However, I made multiple payments on my card. I think speaking to the retention dept. caused them to look closely at my accts.
Aviator AF was due so I called Barclay's to see if they would give me a retention offer. I was offered a credit of the AF and 5K AA miles for a $1K spend over 3 months which I accepted. Two days later my Aviator Red, NFL card and Barlay Arrival Plus were all cancelled. After 2 or 3 months of very little MS on my Arrival Plus, I picked up the pace last month, but kept my MS spend under my credit line. However, I made multiple payments on my card. I think speaking to the retention dept. caused them to look closely at my accts.
picked up the pace last month---------How much
multiple payments -------------from where and how often