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After Citi officially stopped accepting new applications for the Citi Custom Cash card, cashback users immediately started looking for a replacement.
And one card is ...
Getting approved for a credit card from a giant national bank is one thing.
But getting approved by an out-of-state credit union with no prior relationship?
That makes ...
Citi is officially killing the Custom Cash card for new applications.
And for a lot of cashback users, this feels like watching another legendary rewards card bite the d...
Over a year ago, I got denied for a credit card even though my TransUnion FICO score was around 780.
And I gotta say…
It bothered me more than I expected.
Because this...
Four banks and credit unions approved me for $54,500.
But what happened afterward completely changed how I look at underwriting.
After testing six different lenders, I’...