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Denied credit due to ‘pending legal action’
I was denied a credit card due to pending legal action. When I contacted company they told me the information came from my credit report but they couldn’t tell me which one or what it actually said. I applied 3 more times with the same results. I have pulled all 3 credit reports and had an independent company do the same. I have no collection accounts, no public records and n pending legal action. I reported this information to the credit card company and they told me that’s not what they got back from the credit bureaus. Do I have any recourse?
Asked on February 10, 2017 under Business Law, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You don't really have any recourse, because at the end of the day, you don't have a right to get a credit card, or particularly to get it from any given issuer--a credit card company can decline to issue you a card if they feel you are not a good credit risk for any reason. You should try other issuers (in case, for example, the problem is some error or mix-up at *this* issuer) and may need to consider a secured card (one where you put up some money as security) or other card for people with credit issues if this problem keeps coming up.
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