CFNA/Firestone Credit Complaint
CFNA Credit does not report credit limits. - Credit Account
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Reviewed by bwduty Complaint |
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The problem is this -- they do not report credit limits to the bureaus. They report your current balance to all three bureaus, but report no limit. An essential part of raising your credit score is having a favorable debt to credit ratio. This ranges anywhere from 20%-35% depending on who you ask. If you have a $1 balance on a CFNA card, your debt to credit ratio on that account is infinitely negative because you're debt is $1 and your credit limit is unreported (which is considered ZERO by the bureaus).
I sent a few letters to their customer service department, and their responses were abysmal. I paid off the card just now, and will be canceling it as soon as the payment goes through. I see no reason in keeping a card that I can't use. My credit limit is $1200 and my balance is $159 but since they don't report a limit my overall debt to credit ratio is 75%. My only other credit card has a $200 limit so it's showing my overall debt as $159 and my overall available credit as $200. It should be $159 versus $1400 which would be about 11%. CFNA refuses to do anything about it since they are "not required by law to report credit limits". So much for customer service. I'm glad I paid it off before they got any of my money.
I'm going to try to spread the word as best I can that this is a horrible practice and extremely bad customer service. I opened this account hoping to increase my credit score, and it has dropped it by over 20 pounds will all three bureaus. I've spent a couple years trying to raise my scores and this just set me back a good six months. The inquiry alone will haunt me for two years.
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0 Firestone credit card - a nightmare!
Beware! Whether you pay more than the minimum, a week earlier, even with a confirmation number.... & their site tells you you paid,they will not even inform you if there is any problem. You will just know it in your next bill, you have lots of surcharges... for not paying. Ask for a confirmation email that they receive your payment, they will just tell you they have plenty of work & customers to deal with. They have also a lot of hidden charges & cancel 0 interest contract without knowing it. What a service!
Beware! Whether you pay more than the minimum, a week earlier, even with a confirmation number.... & their site tells you you paid,they will not even inform you if there is any problem. You will just know it in your next bill, you have lots of surcharges... for not paying. Ask for a confirmation email that they receive your payment, they will just tell you they have plenty of work & customers to deal with. They have also a lot of hidden charges & cancel 0 interest contract without knowing it. What a service!
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Beware! Whether you pay more than the minimum, a week earlier, even with a confirmation number.... & their site tells you you paid,they will not even inform you if there is any problem. You will just know it in your next bill, you have lots of surcharges... for not paying. Ask for a confirmation email that they receive your payment, they will just tell you they have plenty of work & customers to deal with. They have also a lot of hidden charges & cancel 0 interest contract without knowing it. What a service!